Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Arkansas · Conference game
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2-0 · Power #4
45
▲ winner
Final
@
1-1 · Power #57
17
final
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
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
7 pts toward Georgia
Total
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
Opened 52.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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.
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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 →+22.9▲ 0.8#5
ARK+7.3 →+2.6▼ 4.7#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

UGA
Longer bar = better
ARK
#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
When UGA has the ball
Advantage: UGA offense
UGA offARK defEdge
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
When ARK has the ball
Advantage: UGA defense
ARK offUGA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
24.5
17.5
42.0
14.0
10.5
24.5
ARK allowed
3.5
11.0
14.5
7.0
7.0
14.0
ARK scoring against the UGA defense
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ARK scored
5.0
3.5
8.5
3.5
8.5
12.0
UGA allowed
0.0
4.5
4.5
0.0
7.0
7.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARK +2.5
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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