Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Auburn · Conference game
Weather at kickoff87°F5 mphgusts 14DryWeather watch ›
4-0 · Power #1
27
▲ winner
Final
@
3-1 · Power #40
20
final
Closing spread
UGA -14
✓ AUB W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
UGA 32–20 AUB
✓ UGA (81%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUGA -14
Total44.5
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUGA -14
Total44.5
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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 14-point road favorite at AUB, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: UGA won 27–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 47 points went over 44.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 82%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 16 against an average line of 13.4; 50.6 points a game (usually 55.7). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
UGA @ AUB
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-14.534–10 W U45.5
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest
-1430–13 W U47.5
Close
ND @ PITT
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest
-1045–3 W O43.5
Close
UNC @ BC
2020 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-14.526–22 L U52.5
Close
BSU @ AFA
2020 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.549–30 W O49
Loose
MICH @ IOWA
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & rest
-10.527–14 W U42
Loose
OKST @ KSU
2020 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & rest
-1420–18 L U48.5
Loose
OU @ KSU
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-12.537–31 L O53
Loose
MINN @ NEB
2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & rest
-14.520–13 L U44.5
Loose
UGA @ MSST
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & situation
-16.2545–19 W O53
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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.

Georgia 0-3-1 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Auburn ATS struggles (1-3)
Auburn have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Both teams trending Under (6-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Small sample warning
Georgia have 3 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 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UGA+6.4 →+18.5▲ 12.1#4
AUB+11.4 →+9.8▼ 1.6#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

UGA
Longer bar = better
AUB
#16
Offense
◀ UGA better
#61
#12
Defense
◀ UGA better
#32
+0.8 #32
Turnovers
◀ UGA better
+0.3 #57
72 plays #29
Pace
◀ UGA faster
67 plays #69
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UGA has the ball
Even matchup
UGA offAUB defEdge
Points / game 41.5 #13 16.0 #24 Even
Yards / play 6.94 #23 4.81 #37 Even
PPA / play +0.35 #13 −0.04 #32 Even
Success rate 53% #13 36% #36 UGA
When AUB has the ball
Advantage: UGA defense
AUB offUGA defEdge
Points / game 32.0 #52 11.3 #9 UGA
Yards / play 5.56 #83 4.29 #11 UGA
PPA / play +0.12 #73 −0.10 #12 UGA
Success rate 48% #34 33% #15 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UGA scoring against the AUB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
4.3
#92
15.5
#6
19.8
#27
14.0
#1
7.8
#55
21.8
#4
AUB allowed
4.0
#57
1.8
#3
5.8
#11
6.8
#95
3.5
#20
10.3
#53
AUB scoring against the UGA defense
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AUB scored
2.5
#118
12.0
#25
14.5
#70
8.8
#32
8.8
#43
17.5
#30
UGA allowed
1.8
#11
5.3
#48
7.0
#24
0.0
#1
4.3
#37
4.3
#8

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
AUB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
87° · 5 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UGA7d
AUB7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast

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