Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Alabama · Conference game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUGA -3
5.5 → ALA
CloseALA -2.5
5.5 pts toward Alabama
Total
Open51.5
no move
Close51.5
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
model ALA -4
Opened 51.5 · unchangedmodel 56.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 30–24 | W | O47 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 24–19 | W | U58 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total |
-7 | 63–10 | W | O51 |
| Loose |
2026 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 41–31 | W | O57.5 |
| Loose |
2026 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 31–24 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 18 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 53% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-3-1 67% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 4 since 2023
UGA 27–45 ALA (3 tied)
ALA leads · 75 games since 1902 · UGA has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6 2025 | Georgia 28 @ Alabama 7 | UGA -1.5 | UGA W |
| Sep 27 2025 | Alabama 24 @ Georgia 21 | UGA -2.5 | ALA W |
| Sep 28 2024 | Georgia 34 @ Alabama 41 | UGA -1.5 | ALA W |
| Dec 2 2023 | Georgia 24 @ Alabama 27 | UGA -5.5 | ALA W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| UGA off | ALA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ALA off | UGA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14.0 #1 | 16.8 #4 | 30.8 #1 | 9.6 #18 | 11.0 #10 | 20.6 #12 | |
5.6 #89 | 8.8 #98 | 14.4 #99 | 3.2 #35 | 3.2 #11 | 6.4 #14 |
ALA scoring against the UGA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.6 #27 | 18.4 #2 | 28.0 #4 | 9.2 #19 | 12.4 #3 | 21.6 #5 | |
1.4 #4 | 3.8 #20 | 5.2 #7 | 1.2 #6 | 7.0 #87 | 8.2 #33 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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