Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Tennessee · Conference game
Weather at kickoff60°F7 mphgusts 18DryWeather watch ›
10-0 · Power #1
38
▲ winner
Final
@
7-3 · Power #15
10
final
Closing spread
UGA -9
✓ UGA W
Total
59
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
UGA 32–24 TENN
✓ UGA (72%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUGA -9
Total59
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 7–11 since 2023: won 75%, covered 53% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUGA -9
Total59
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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 9-point road favorite at TENN, the favorite won 3, covered 0, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UGA won 38–10; the favorite covered, as in 0 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 59, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Below normal · usually 71%
Favorite covered
0 of 90%
Below normal · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 3 against an average line of 8.5; 64.8 points a game (usually 54.5). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
FLA @ UK
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.513–20 L U56.5
Very close
TEX @ OKST
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-6.534–41 L O58.5
Close
CLEM @ WAKE
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-7.551–45 L O58
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-12.529–26 L U56.25
Close
TEX @ TTU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-734–37 L O60.25
Close
FLA @ LSU
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-12.542–49 L O61
Close
OSU @ MICH
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest
-6.527–42 L O64.5
Close
ORE @ STAN
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-8.524–31 L U57.5
Close
CIN @ TLSA
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest
-1031–21 P U59
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-624–27 L U62.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Tennessee ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Tennessee 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UGA+6.4 →+20.4▲ 14.0#4
TENN+9.7 →+13.0▲ 3.3#15
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

UGA
Longer bar = better
TENN
#6
Offense
◀ UGA better
#33
#13
Defense
◀ UGA better
#28
+0.3 #43
Turnovers
Even
+0.3 #39
69 plays #44
Pace
Even
69 plays #45
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UGA has the ball
Advantage: UGA offense
UGA offTENN defEdge
Points / game 40.6 #6 20.2 #29 UGA
Yards / play 7.29 #5 4.99 #26 UGA
PPA / play +0.36 #5 +0.02 #30 UGA
Success rate 52% #6 37% #27 UGA
When TENN has the ball
Even matchup
TENN offUGA defEdge
Points / game 32.0 #37 15.6 #6 UGA
Yards / play 6.58 #21 4.73 #14 Even
PPA / play +0.19 #44 0.00 #19 UGA
Success rate 46% #29 36% #14 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UGA scoring against the TENN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
6.5
#54
14.6
#2
21.1
#10
11.0
#3
8.5
#27
19.5
#5
TENN allowed
2.9
#18
6.6
#50
9.5
#25
6.4
#86
4.3
#16
10.7
#44
TENN scoring against the UGA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TENN scored
8.9
#16
9.9
#37
18.8
#21
6.5
#62
6.7
#72
13.2
#65
UGA allowed
4.5
#45
3.8
#7
8.3
#13
1.6
#3
5.7
#48
7.3
#8

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TENN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 7 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UGA7d
TENN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 133fast

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