The pickThe locked winner and its win probability. A priced game's number is built on the market's no-vig price; the model's own margin and total sit beside the market's below, as context.
backtest · not locked
Win chance
62%Lafayette LeopardsSolid
No moneyline was priced into this call, so it is the model's own number.
Model marginThe model's own predicted margin beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no spread pick.
LAF by 5.1market ORST by 21
Model totalThe model's own predicted total points beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no over/under pick.
50.8 pointsmarket 56.5
Backtest, not locked: this game finished before the model ran on it; the calls were reconstructed from pre-game information.
Why the model calls itThe reasons behind the winner call, in plain sentences drawn from this page's numbers.
The model has Lafayette Leopards at 62% to win, with the market at ORST by 21.
No single matchup area stands out; the call rests on the teams' overall results this season, adjusted for who they played.
Rest: LAF has 44 more days since its last game (ORST 7d, LAF 51d).
Form: ORST has the better last five games by 23.5 points a game (ORST -2.0, LAF -25.5).
Home field is with ORST, which the pick has to overcome.
ContextThe model makes it LAF by 5.1 against a market ORST by 21: 26.1 points of daylight in LAF's favour. The model's total is 50.8 against a line of 56.5: 5.7 points below it.The model makes no spread or over/under pick: neither has shown an edge over the market in our backtests.
Matchup context: who has the advantageWhich team has the advantage in each area, and how clearly. Context for reading the game, not model inputs.
Model LAF by 5.1 · market ORST by 21
ⓘMost of these areas favor ORST, but the model still picks LAF. The model rates each team on its full body of results, adjusted for who it played, plus the quarterback, rest, home field and weather. Single-area matchups like these are shown for context: over past seasons, when they point the other way the winner has been close to a coin flip, so they have not been a better guide than the ratings.
Passing game
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Rushing game
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Third down & red zone
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Big plays
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Pass protection & rush
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Ball security
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Form (last 5)
ORST
Clear advantage
ORST −2.0 per game over the last five, LAF −25.5.
Market
ORST
Clear advantage
Consensus has ORST by 21; the model says LAF by 5.1.
the market, for comparison
Where the lines sitWhere the market's number and the model's sit among every final margin and total in the league's history; the highlighted bars are the games that landed between the two.
3,154 FBS games since 2023
Marginmarket ORST by 21 · model LAF by 5.1
Mkt ORST 21
Model LAF 5.1
← LAF by 28tieORST by 28 →
43.7% of FBS games land between the two numbers. The market is on 21, a number 3.5% of games land on exactly (a push). The model’s number is across the key numbers 3 and 7 and 10 and 14. Most common margins: 3 (9.3%), 7 (7.5%), 10 (4.3%), 14 (4.1%).
Totalmarket 56.5 · model 50.8
Mkt 56.5
Model 50.8
24 pts6096 pts
14.5% of FBS games finish between 56.5 and 50.8. The league’s median total since 2023 is 53.
The model alone was backtested walk-forward (each game priced only from what came before it). Since the winner call started following the market, the calibration that counts is the record of locked picks on the results page. Margin and total are context, not picks. Model reads, not personalized advice. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
