Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Boston College · Conference game
Closing spread
GT -16.5
✓ BC W
Total
61.5
▲ Over · 70 pts
Model before kickoff
GT 37–21 BC
✓ GT (87%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGT -16.5
CloseGT -16.5
Total57.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenGT -16.5
no move
CloseGT -16.5
No change since the open
Total
Open57.5
▲ 4
Close61.5
Up 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GT -16.5 · unchangedmodel GT -13.5
model GT -13.5
Opened 57.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 4 upmodel 57.5
model 57.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 15.5–17.5 since 2023: won 93%, covered 57% (40 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGT -16.5
CloseGT -16.5
Total57.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
GT as a 16.5-point road favorite at BC, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: GT won 36–34; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 70 points went over 61.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Below normal · usually 86%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Wins below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 8.9 against an average line of 14.7; 63.7 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 12 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-14 | 24–31 | L | U58 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-17.5 | 13–20 | L | U55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-12 | 42–46 | L | O65 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & total |
-11 | 38–33 | L | O63.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation |
-13.5 | 38–45 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form |
-16.5 | 31–6 | W | U55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total |
-21 | 49–14 | W | P63 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-14 | 55–26 | W | O62.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form |
-11 | 50–36 | W | O67 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-16.5 | 23–17 | L | U55.5 |
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
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.
Total moved up 4
57.5 → 61.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 242 earlier overs in games with totals 57.5–65.5, 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 1-9 10% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
GT 8–5 BC
GT leads · 13 games since 1972 · GT has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 2023 | Boston College 38 @ Georgia Tech 23 | GT -6 | BC 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
GT+6.9 →+8.6▲ 1.7#37
BC+1.8 →−6.0▼ 7.8#91
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#12
Offense
◀ GT better#98
#86
Defense
◀ GT better#111
−0.3 #102
Turnovers
◀ GT better−1.0 #130
65 plays #86
Pace
BC faster ▶71 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GT off | BC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.0 #19 | 34.5 #129 | GT |
| Yards / play | 7.37 #2 | 6.52 #132 | GT |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #18 | +0.19 #114 | GT |
| Success rate | 51% #7 | 41% #68 | GT |
| BC off | GT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.7 #97 | 23.1 #62 | GT |
| Yards / play | 5.13 #107 | 5.82 #97 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #108 | +0.15 #97 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #79 | 43% #87 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
GT scoring against the BC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #36 | 8.6 #72 | 15.9 #54 | 9.6 #11 | 9.8 #14 | 19.3 #7 | |
6.7 #102 | 11.6 #132 | 18.3 #127 | 7.2 #111 | 7.5 #105 | 14.7 #116 |
BC scoring against the GT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #112 | 9.2 #58 | 13.2 #82 | 3.7 #120 | 5.5 #94 | 9.2 #118 | |
3.3 #29 | 6.4 #46 | 9.8 #30 | 5.7 #77 | 7.0 #83 | 12.7 #82 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
42° · 3 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GT14d bye
BC7d
GT +7 days
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
BC backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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