Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Vanderbilt
Closing spread
VAN -26.5
✓ VAN W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 91 pts
Model before kickoff
GAST 15–42 VAN
✓ VAN (97%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenVAN -26.5
CloseVAN -26.5
Total53.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenVAN -26.5
no move
CloseVAN -26.5
No change since the open
Total
Open53.5
▼ 1
Close52.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened VAN -26.5 · unchangedmodel VAN -27.5
model VAN -27.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 1 downmodel 57.5
model 57.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 25.5–27.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 51% (63 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenVAN -26.5
CloseVAN -26.5
Total53.5 → 52.5
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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
VAN as a 26.5-point home favorite against GAST, the favorite won 10, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: VAN won 70–21; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 91 points went over 52.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 95%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 25.8 against an average line of 26.7; 46.8 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-27 | 28–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-26.75 | 31–23 | L | O53 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & spread |
-28.5 | 66–0 | W | O56.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-28.5 | 52–14 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-27.5 | 38–0 | W | U50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-27 | 44–10 | W | U55.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-25.5 | 17–7 | L | U50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-24.5 | 27–9 | L | U51.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-27.5 | 28–3 | L | U44 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & total |
-24 | 32–15 | L | U54 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Small sample warning
Georgia State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 486 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
GAST 1–0 VAN
GAST leads · 1 game since 2023 · GAST has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 2024 | Vanderbilt 32 @ Georgia State 36 | VAN -8.5 | GAST W |
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
GAST−9.1 →−12.3▼ 3.2#116
VAN+3.1 →+9.9▲ 6.8#31
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#83
Offense
VAN better ▶#14
#120
Defense
VAN better ▶#36
−0.7 #99
Turnovers
VAN better ▶+1.3 #18
63 plays #100
Pace
◀ GAST faster60 plays #124
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GAST off | VAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.0 #108 | 10.0 #14 | VAN |
| Yards / play | 5.81 #75 | 4.21 #29 | VAN |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #59 | +0.02 #59 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #89 | 36% #43 | VAN |
| VAN off | GAST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 40.0 #31 | 40.7 #134 | VAN |
| Yards / play | 7.23 #20 | 6.47 #122 | VAN |
| PPA / play | +0.53 #3 | +0.19 #109 | VAN |
| Success rate | 61% #3 | 46% #113 | VAN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 131 FBS teams
GAST scoring against the VAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.7 #54 | 7.7 #84 | 15.3 #73 | 2.3 #118 | 2.3 #125 | 4.7 #130 | |
5.7 #87 | 3.3 #20 | 9.0 #47 | 0.0 #1 | 1.0 #5 | 1.0 #1 |
VAN scoring against the GAST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #59 | 10.3 #44 | 17.3 #55 | 9.0 #31 | 13.7 #3 | 22.7 #6 | |
4.7 #70 | 11.7 #121 | 16.3 #101 | 10.3 #125 | 14.0 #131 | 24.3 #131 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 2 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GAST7d
VAN7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 123 plays
slowavg 134fast
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