Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 6:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Georgia Southern · Conference game
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5-2 · Power #94
25
projected
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3-4 · Power #82
30
projected
APP 34%
66% GASO
Spread
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Total
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model 55
Model line
GASO -5.5
GASO 66% to win
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Market

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Spread
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Total
 

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Georgia Southern 66%
Projected APP 25 – GASO 30 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
GASO -5.5
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
No market line yet
Total
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Model 55
How the model gets there (points from GASO’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadGASO rating edge+3.1+Home field+2.5=Model marginGASO by 5.6
TotalScoring ratings54.8=Model total54.8

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
APP−10.7 →−6.4▲ 4.3#94
GASO−8.8 →−3.4▲ 5.4#82
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

APP
Longer bar = better
GASO
#76
Offense
Even
#73
#63
Defense
Even
#57
+0.7 #21
Turnovers
◀ APP better
+0.3 #58
70 plays #33
Pace
◀ APP faster
68 plays #50
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When APP has the ball
Even matchup
APP offGASO defEdge
Points / game 30.1 #64 23.0 #62 Even
Yards / play 5.92 #65 5.09 #49 Even
PPA / play +0.11 #84 +0.07 #65 Even
Success rate 41% #89 39% #50 GASO
When GASO has the ball
Even matchup
GASO offAPP defEdge
Points / game 24.4 #95 23.1 #63 APP
Yards / play 5.82 #73 5.19 #55 Even
PPA / play +0.15 #70 +0.06 #55 Even
Success rate 44% #55 42% #80 GASO

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
APP scoring against the GASO defense
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APP scored
3.9
#104
9.7
#53
13.6
#88
7.1
#40
9.0
#29
16.1
#31
GASO allowed
4.4
#59
6.6
#61
11.0
#54
5.0
#72
7.0
#89
12.0
#78
GASO scoring against the APP defense
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GASO scored
6.9
#55
9.1
#70
16.0
#59
3.4
#125
5.0
#114
8.4
#129
APP allowed
5.0
#75
6.9
#66
11.9
#67
3.1
#32
8.1
#112
11.3
#70

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
GASO +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 4 mph
gusts 5 mph · kickoff forecast
Rest
APP9d
GASO16d bye
GASO +7 days
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 133fast

News & sentiment

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