Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Vanderbilt · Conference game
Closing spread
UGA -33.5
✓ VAN W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
UGA 43–10 VAN
✓ UGA (99%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseUGA -33.5
Total55.5
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Market
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Spread
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CloseUGA -33.5
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Total
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Close55.5
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseUGA -33.5
Total55.5
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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 33.5-point road favorite at VAN, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: UGA won 37–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 96%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 26.4 against an average line of 32.8; 51 points a game (usually 56). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-35.5 | 45–0 | W | U54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-34.25 | 17–3 | L | U60.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-36 | 62–0 | W | O54.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-30.75 | 26–22 | L | U54.25 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & total |
-32.5 | 28–31 | L | O56.75 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & rest |
-37.5 | 21–7 | L | U55 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-28 | 31–12 | L | U61.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-31 | 49–10 | W | U62.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar total & rest |
-32 | 45–17 | L | O54.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest |
-30 | 63–21 | W | O52 |
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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Georgia ATS trend Miss
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.
Georgia ATS struggles (1-4-1)
Georgia have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Georgia 1-4-1 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Vanderbilt ATS struggles (0-7)
Vanderbilt have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Vanderbilt home ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Vanderbilt 0-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Both teams trending Over (8-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 72 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-0 100% | 1-4-1 20% | 2-3 40% | |
| 2-5 29% | 0-7 0% | 6-0 100% |
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 →+19.9▲ 13.5#4
VAN+2.1 →−8.5▼ 10.6#106
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#10
Offense
◀ UGA better#93
#11
Defense
◀ UGA better#109
+0.2 #61
Turnovers
◀ UGA better−0.6 #109
70 plays #37
Pace
◀ UGA faster62 plays #110
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UGA off | VAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 40.7 #10 | 34.0 #119 | UGA |
| Yards / play | 7.14 #9 | 6.09 #103 | UGA |
| PPA / play | +0.34 #11 | +0.23 #122 | UGA |
| Success rate | 54% #8 | 43% #93 | UGA |
| VAN off | UGA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.9 #75 | 13.0 #10 | UGA |
| Yards / play | 5.89 #62 | 4.31 #8 | UGA |
| PPA / play | −0.02 #124 | −0.08 #9 | UGA |
| Success rate | 38% #110 | 35% #16 | UGA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UGA scoring against the VAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #82 | 15.3 #5 | 20.5 #14 | 12.2 #5 | 8.0 #46 | 20.2 #9 | |
6.3 #98 | 11.3 #122 | 17.6 #113 | 5.9 #76 | 10.6 #124 | 16.4 #115 |
VAN scoring against the UGA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.1 #66 | 6.4 #107 | 12.6 #92 | 4.4 #106 | 11.9 #4 | 16.3 #34 | |
2.8 #27 | 4.7 #23 | 7.5 #18 | 2.2 #11 | 3.3 #14 | 5.5 #9 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 11 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UGA7d
VAN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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