Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Arkansas · Conference game
Closing spread
UGA -24.5
✓ UGA W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
UGA 39–16 ARK
✓ UGA (95%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUGA -17.5
CloseUGA -24.5
Total52.5 → 54.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUGA -17.5
7 → UGA
CloseUGA -24.5
7 pts toward Georgia
Total
Open52.5
▲ 2
Close54.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UGA -17.5 · closed UGA -24.5 · moved 7 toward UGAmodel UGA -19
model UGA -19
Opened 52.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 2 upmodel 55.5
model 55.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (197 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUGA -17.5
CloseUGA -24.5
Total52.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Georgia ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.
Market moved toward Georgia
7 pts (UGA -17.5 → UGA -24.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
52.5 → 54.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Georgia have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 653 earlier overs in games with totals 50.5–58.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
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% | 5-5 50% | |
| 1-9 10% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
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 →+22.9▲ 0.8#5
ARK+7.3 →+2.6▼ 4.7#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#1
Offense
◀ UGA better#105
#9
Defense
◀ UGA better#107
+1.0 #32
Turnovers
◀ UGA better−1.0 #117
60 plays #107
Pace
ARK faster ▶80 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UGA off | ARK def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 66.5 #1 | 28.5 #112 | UGA |
| Yards / play | 9.61 #1 | 5.60 #97 | UGA |
| PPA / play | +0.90 #1 | +0.24 #127 | UGA |
| Success rate | 71% #1 | 42% #91 | UGA |
| ARK off | UGA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.5 #114 | 11.5 #21 | UGA |
| Yards / play | 4.50 #128 | 2.53 #1 | UGA |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #110 | −0.20 #11 | UGA |
| Success rate | 45% #67 | 22% #3 | UGA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 19 FBS teams
UGA scoring against the ARK defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24.5 | 17.5 | 42.0 | 14.0 | 10.5 | 24.5 | |
3.5 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 |
ARK scoring against the UGA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 12.0 | |
0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
88° · 10 mph
gusts 15 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UGA7d
ARK7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 133fast
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