Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Georgia
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUGA -20
2.5 → GT
CloseUGA -17.5
2.5 pts toward Georgia Tech
Total
Open54.5
▼ 6
Close48.5
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
model UGA -17.5 = line ✓
Opened 54.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 6 downmodel 51
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16.5 | 51–10 | W | O40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-21 | 31–13 | L | U50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & rest |
-19.5 | 24–21 | L | U45.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-18.5 | 41–3 | W | U53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form |
-14 | 28–0 | W | U45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest |
-18.5 | 20–10 | L | U43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-15.25 | 41–10 | W | O50.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-20 | 44–0 | W | O42 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-19.5 | 27–6 | W | U40 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & total |
-16 | 34–0 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 337 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 3-5 38% | 3-6 33% | |
| 8-2 80% | 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
GT 40–69 UGA (5 tied)
UGA leads · 114 games since 1902 · UGA has won the last 8 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | Georgia 31 @ Georgia Tech 23 | UGA -24.5 | GT 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+2.9 →+7.2▲ 4.3#37
UGA+24.2 →+20.9▼ 3.3#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#48
Offense
UGA better ▶#31
#65
Defense
UGA better ▶#27
+0.3 #47
Turnovers
◀ GT better0.0 #71
68 plays #54
Pace
Even68 plays #61
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GT off | UGA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UGA off | GT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #32 | 7.4 #90 | 14.9 #54 | 4.4 #109 | 8.6 #33 | 13.0 #72 | |
5.2 #71 | 4.7 #13 | 9.9 #27 | 5.3 #57 | 3.4 #5 | 8.6 #17 |
UGA scoring against the GT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #87 | 9.7 #42 | 14.7 #57 | 9.2 #14 | 9.3 #19 | 18.5 #5 | |
4.2 #44 | 6.8 #54 | 11.0 #40 | 5.1 #52 | 7.0 #73 | 12.1 #62 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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