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.
locked before kickoff
Win chance
68%Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsSolid✗
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.
GT by 7.8market GT by 6.5
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.
44.5 pointsmarket 50.5
Why the model calls itThe reasons behind the winner call, in plain sentences drawn from this page's numbers.
The model has Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at 68% to win, with the market at GT by 6.5.
Counterpoint: turnovers / game favours BC. BC turnovers / game ranks #92, GT defends it at #137; the other way GT #75 into BC's #14. The pick still lands on GT because it rests on the whole season's results and the market's price, not one area.
Home field is with GT, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it GT by 7.8 against a market GT by 6.5: 1.3 points of daylight in GT's favour. The model's total is 44.5 against a line of 50.5: 6.0 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 GT by 7.8 · market GT by 6.5
ⓘMost of these areas favor BC, but the model still picks GT. 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
BC
Slight advantage
BC passing ranks #94, GT defends it at #126; the other way GT #66 into BC's #47.
Rushing game
BC
Slight advantage
BC rushing ranks #77, GT defends it at #124; the other way GT #62 into BC's #59.
Third down & red zone
BC
Clear advantage
BC third-down conversion ranks #90, GT defends it at #116; the other way GT #113 into BC's #42.
Big plays
BC
Clear advantage
BC pass explosiveness ranks #16, GT defends it at #137; the other way GT #94 into BC's #39.
Pass protection & rush
BC
Slight advantage
BC sack rate ranks #104, GT defends it at #78; the other way GT #93 into BC's #28.
Ball security
BC
Clear advantage
BC turnovers / game ranks #92, GT defends it at #137; the other way GT #75 into BC's #14.
Form (last 5)
BC
Slight advantage
GT −0.6 per game over the last five, BC +3.6.
Market
GT
Clear advantage
Consensus has GT by 6.5; the model says GT by 7.8.
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.
3,332 FBS games since 2023
Marginmarket GT by 6.5 · model GT by 7.8
Mkt GT 6.5
Model GT 7.8
← BC by 28tieGT by 28 →
4.1% of FBS games land between the two numbers. The model’s number is across the key number 7. Most common margins: 3 (9.7%), 7 (7.6%), 10 (4.3%), 14 (4.1%).
Totalmarket 50.5 · model 44.5
Mkt 50.5
Model 44.5
24 pts6096 pts
13.5% of FBS games finish between 50.5 and 44.5. The league’s median total since 2023 is 52.
Sharp read
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Where the market maker moved the line since open, and whether other books followed. Tracked, not a pick.
Spread
Sharp side: GTModel agrees
Opened
GT -4.5
→
Market maker now
GT -6.5
▲ 2.3 since open
→
Retail now
GT -6.5
in line
43 moves8 books4 ledSteam Thu, Oct 22, 4:49 PM
Mon, Oct 19, 1:49 PM first sharp move: GT -5 → GT -4
No books followed within six hours
Retail was still GT -5.5 at that point
Total
Sharp side: the underModel agrees
Opened
50.5
→
Market maker now
50
▲ 0.3 since open
→
Retail now
50.5
0.5 behind
27 moves8 books6 led
Sun, Oct 18, 7:49 PM first sharp move: 50 → 49
1 book followed within six hours
Retail was still 50.5 at that point
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.
