Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Alabama · Conference game
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5-0 · Power #4
20
▲ winner
Final
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5-0 · Power #5
17
final
Closing spread
ALA -2.5
✓ UGA W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
UGA 27–30 ALA
✗ ALA (58%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUGA -3
CloseALA -2.5
Total51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
5.5 pts toward Alabama
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UGA -3 · closed ALA -2.5 · moved 5.5 toward ALAmodel ALA -4
Opened 51.5 · unchangedmodel 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 52% (363 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 58% (49 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUGA -3
CloseALA -2.5
Total51.5
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 5 games most like ALA as a 2.5-point home favorite against UGA, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: UGA won 20–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 0 of the 5 similar games. 37 points stayed under 51.5, as in 2 of 5.
Favorite won
5 of 5100%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 5100%
Above normal · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 560%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 5 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 16.2 against an average line of 3.8; 59.4 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 5 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation
-330–24 W O47
Loose
2025 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2.524–19 W U58
Loose
2025 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total
-763–10 W O51
Loose
2026 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-341–31 W O57.5
Loose
2026 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation
-3.531–24 W U58.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Alabama ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.

Georgia ATS trend (4-1)
Georgia have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Alabama ATS trend (4-1)
Alabama have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Alabama 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 Alabama
5.5 pts (UGA -3 → ALA -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (10-0 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
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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
UGA+22.1 →+25.2▲ 3.1#4
ALA+20.3 →+25.9▲ 5.6#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

UGA
Longer bar = better
ALA
#2
Offense
Even
#7
#6
Defense
◀ UGA better
#35
+1.2 #16
Turnovers
Even
+1.4 #8
60 plays #119
Pace
ALA faster ▶
65 plays #79
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UGA has the ball
Advantage: UGA offense
UGA offALA defEdge
Points / game 51.4 #1 20.8 #51 UGA
Yards / play 7.93 #3 5.01 #49 UGA
PPA / play +0.43 #3 −0.08 #15 Even
Success rate 57% #2 35% #26 UGA
When ALA has the ball
Even matchup
ALA offUGA defEdge
Points / game 49.6 #3 13.4 #15 Even
Yards / play 7.24 #9 3.89 #1 Even
PPA / play +0.38 #5 −0.13 #4 Even
Success rate 51% #9 31% #5 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
UGA scoring against the ALA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
14.0
#1
16.8
#4
30.8
#1
9.6
#18
11.0
#10
20.6
#12
ALA allowed
5.6
#89
8.8
#98
14.4
#99
3.2
#35
3.2
#11
6.4
#14
ALA scoring against the UGA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ALA scored
9.6
#27
18.4
#2
28.0
#4
9.2
#19
12.4
#3
21.6
#5
UGA allowed
1.4
#4
3.8
#20
5.2
#7
1.2
#6
7.0
#87
8.2
#33

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ALA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 5 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UGA7d
ALA7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 133fast

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