Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Georgia
Weather at kickoff40°F11 mphgusts 22DryWeather watch ›
7-4 · Power #36
42
final
Final
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9-2 · Power #8
44
▲ winner
Closing spread
UGA -17.5
✓ GT W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 86 pts
Model before kickoff
GT 17–34 UGA
✓ UGA (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUGA -20
CloseUGA -17.5
Total54.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Georgia Tech
Total
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UGA -20 · closed UGA -17.5 · moved 2.5 toward GTmodel UGA -17.5 matches the line
Opened 54.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 6 downmodel 51
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 95%, covered 53% (76 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (95 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUGA -20
CloseUGA -17.5
Total54.5 → 48.5
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 UGA as a 17.5-point home favorite against GT, the favorite won 10, covered 7, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: UGA won 44–42; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 86 points went over 48.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 26.8 against an average line of 17.9; 41.4 points a game (usually 54.4). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.551–10 W O40.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-2131–13 L U50
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & rest
-19.524–21 L U45.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-18.541–3 W U53
Close
PSU vs RUTG
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-1428–0 W U45
Close
CIN vs NAVY
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest
-18.520–10 L U43.5
Loose
LSU vs UAB
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & rest
-15.2541–10 W O50.5
Loose
ND vs BC
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & rest
-2044–0 W O42
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-19.527–6 W U40
Loose
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & total
-1634–0 W U51.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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
Moderate Georgia Tech ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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 Tech away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Georgia ATS struggles (3-8)
Georgia have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Georgia home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Georgia 2-8 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Georgia Tech
2.5 pts (UGA -20 → UGA -17.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 6
54.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
GT+2.9 →+7.2▲ 4.3#37
UGA+24.2 →+20.9▼ 3.3#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

GT
Longer bar = better
UGA
#48
Offense
UGA better ▶
#31
#65
Defense
UGA better ▶
#27
+0.3 #47
Turnovers
◀ GT better
0.0 #71
68 plays #54
Pace
Even
68 plays #61
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GT has the ball
Advantage: UGA defense
GT offUGA defEdge
Points / game 27.9 #68 18.5 #16 UGA
Yards / play 6.08 #51 4.94 #25 UGA
PPA / play +0.20 #33 +0.05 #42 Even
Success rate 45% #41 37% #25 Even
When UGA has the ball
Advantage: UGA offense
UGA offGT defEdge
Points / game 33.2 #30 23.1 #53 UGA
Yards / play 6.31 #31 5.65 #74 UGA
PPA / play +0.19 #35 +0.10 #67 UGA
Success rate 46% #28 41% #64 UGA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
GT scoring against the UGA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GT scored
7.5
#32
7.4
#90
14.9
#54
4.4
#109
8.6
#33
13.0
#72
UGA allowed
5.2
#71
4.7
#13
9.9
#27
5.3
#57
3.4
#5
8.6
#17
UGA scoring against the GT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
5.0
#87
9.7
#42
14.7
#57
9.2
#14
9.3
#19
18.5
#5
GT allowed
4.2
#44
6.8
#54
11.0
#40
5.1
#52
7.0
#73
12.1
#62

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UGA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
40° · 11 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
GT8d
UGA6d
GT +2 days
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast

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