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
54%Oregon DucksLean
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.
ORE by 1.8market TTU by 1.5
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.
55.4 pointsmarket 50.5
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 Oregon Ducks at 54% to win, with the market at TTU by 1.5.
Counterpoint: big plays favours TTU. TTU rush explosiveness ranks #14, ORE defends it at #75; the other way ORE #37 into TTU's #1. The pick still lands on ORE because it rests on the whole season's results and the market's price, not one area.
Rest: TTU has 14 more days since its last game (TTU 26d, ORE 12d).
Form: TTU has the better last five games by 16.2 points a game (TTU +22.8, ORE +6.6).
Neutral site, so no home-field boost either way.
ContextThe model makes it ORE by 1.8 against a market TTU by 1.5: 3.3 points of daylight in ORE's favour. The model's total is 55.4 against a line of 50.5: 4.9 points above 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 ORE by 1.8 · market TTU by 1.5
ⓘMost of these areas favor TTU, but the model still picks ORE. 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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Even
TTU passing ranks #39, ORE defends it at #27; the other way ORE #16 into TTU's #1.
Rushing game
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Even
TTU rushing ranks #41, ORE defends it at #37; the other way ORE #19 into TTU's #1.
Third down & red zone
TTU
Clear advantage
TTU points / scoring opportunity ranks #42, ORE defends it at #92; the other way ORE #36 into TTU's #2.
Big plays
TTU
Clear advantage
TTU rush explosiveness ranks #14, ORE defends it at #75; the other way ORE #37 into TTU's #1.
Pass protection & rush
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Even
TTU sack rate ranks #39, ORE defends it at #63; the other way ORE #32 into TTU's #56.
Ball security
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Even
TTU turnovers / game ranks #72, ORE defends it at #50; the other way ORE #34 into TTU's #2.
Form (last 5)
TTU
Clear advantage
TTU +22.8 per game over the last five, ORE +6.6.
Market
TTU
Slight advantage
Consensus has TTU by 1.5; the model says ORE by 1.8.
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 TTU by 1.5 · model ORE by 1.8
Mkt TTU 1.5
Model ORE 1.8
← ORE by 28tieTTU by 28 →
2.9% of FBS games land between the two numbers. Most common margins: 3 (9.3%), 7 (7.5%), 10 (4.3%), 14 (4.1%).
Totalmarket 50.5 · model 55.4
Mkt 50.5
Model 55.4
24 pts6096 pts
12.9% of FBS games finish between 50.5 and 55.4. 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.
