Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Georgia · Conference game
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3-2 · Power #25
27
▲ winner
Final
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6-0 · Power #4
24
final
Closing spread
UGA -19.5
✓ AUB W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
AUB 14–34 UGA
✗ UGA (92%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUGA -16.5
CloseUGA -19.5
Total55.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Georgia
Total
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UGA -16.5 · closed UGA -19.5 · moved 3 toward UGAmodel UGA -20
Opened 55.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 5 downmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 18.5–20.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 46% (105 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (342 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUGA -16.5
CloseUGA -19.5
Total55.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like UGA as a 19.5-point home favorite against AUB, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: AUB won 27–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 50.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 93%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 21.9 against an average line of 18.8; 58.1 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2026 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & season form
-18.550–36 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation
-1634–0 W U51.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total
-18.541–3 W U53
Close
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-17.551–47 L O52.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-19.538–24 L O60.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation
-19.524–21 L U45.5
Loose
2025 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-16.541–7 W U54.5
Loose
2026 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & season form
-15.548–23 W O52.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & spread
-20.535–6 W U49.5
Loose
2026 · Week 5 · loose · similar season form & situation
-25.538–14 L O49.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Georgia ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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

Auburn ATS struggles (1-4)
Auburn have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Georgia ATS trend (5-1)
Georgia have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Georgia 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Georgia 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Georgia
3 pts (UGA -16.5 → UGA -19.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 5
55.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
AUB+11.9 →+10.2▼ 1.7#30
UGA+22.1 →+25.7▲ 3.6#4
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

AUB
Longer bar = better
UGA
#89
Offense
UGA better ▶
#3
#41
Defense
UGA better ▶
#12
−0.2 #87
Turnovers
UGA better ▶
+1.0 #14
70 plays #31
Pace
◀ AUB faster
61 plays #122
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When AUB has the ball
Advantage: UGA defense
AUB offUGA defEdge
Points / game 26.8 #85 14.0 #10 UGA
Yards / play 5.71 #82 4.20 #7 UGA
PPA / play +0.07 #100 −0.06 #15 UGA
Success rate 42% #89 34% #14 UGA
When UGA has the ball
Advantage: UGA offense
UGA offAUB defEdge
Points / game 46.2 #2 21.4 #48 UGA
Yards / play 7.85 #2 4.76 #27 UGA
PPA / play +0.38 #4 +0.02 #42 UGA
Success rate 53% #3 39% #48 UGA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
AUB scoring against the UGA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
AUB scored
6.0
#75
9.0
#69
15.0
#71
6.0
#69
5.8
#103
11.8
#89
UGA allowed
1.2
#2
5.5
#36
6.7
#10
1.5
#10
5.8
#64
7.3
#23
UGA scoring against the AUB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
12.2
#7
15.2
#7
27.3
#3
9.2
#17
9.7
#21
18.8
#14
AUB allowed
2.0
#11
6.2
#51
8.2
#22
6.8
#100
6.4
#78
13.2
#97

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UGA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 12 mph
gusts 18 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
AUB14d bye
UGA7d
AUB +7 days
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast

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