Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Stanford · Conference game
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1-2 · Power #68
27
final
Final
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1-2 · Power #97
34
▲ winner
Closing spread
GT -3
✓ STAN W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
GT 27–23 STAN
✗ GT (60%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenGT -4.5
CloseGT -3
Total48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Stanford
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GT -4.5 · closed GT -3 · moved 1.5 toward STANmodel GT -5
Opened 48.5 · unchangedmodel 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 60%, covered 51% (217 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 3Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (365 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenGT -4.5
CloseGT -3
Total48.5
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 3-point road favorite at STAN, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: STAN won 34–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 48.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 2.1 against an average line of 4.5; 56.3 points a game (usually 52.7). Of the 7 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-4.527–38 L O49
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-1.7555–17 W O53
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-5.518–33 L O47.25
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar situation & rest
-6.534–31 L O46.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-314–27 L U50
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.521–49 L O47.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread
-3.527–30 L O47
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-4.537–14 W O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total
-2.535–11 W U50.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar total & rest
-824–21 L U47.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Stanford ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Market moved toward Stanford
1.5 pts (GT -4.5 → GT -3). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Georgia Tech have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
GT+7.5 →+2.4▼ 5.1#59
STAN−2.6 →−6.0▼ 3.4#92
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

GT
Longer bar = better
STAN
#78
Offense
◀ GT better
#103
#82
Defense
◀ GT better
#128
−0.3 #94
Turnovers
STAN better ▶
+0.7 #40
62 plays #103
Pace
STAN faster ▶
65 plays #82
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GT has the ball
Advantage: GT offense
GT offSTAN defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #87 35.7 #129 GT
Yards / play 5.61 #92 6.30 #122 GT
PPA / play +0.13 #79 +0.32 #135 GT
Success rate 45% #54 47% #124 GT
When STAN has the ball
Advantage: GT defense
STAN offGT defEdge
Points / game 16.7 #133 23.3 #75 GT
Yards / play 5.23 #112 5.17 #66 GT
PPA / play +0.18 #66 +0.16 #100 STAN
Success rate 41% #101 42% #87 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
GT scoring against the STAN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GT scored
5.7
#83
9.0
#74
14.7
#83
6.7
#70
5.7
#97
12.3
#84
STAN allowed
4.7
#76
11.7
#125
16.3
#113
9.3
#130
10.0
#123
19.3
#133
STAN scoring against the GT defense
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STAN scored
3.3
#117
5.7
#114
9.0
#121
3.0
#122
4.7
#107
7.7
#124
GT allowed
2.3
#28
9.0
#97
11.3
#67
5.0
#74
7.0
#93
12.0
#87

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
STAN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 2 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GT7d
STAN7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
GT 2,123 mi
3 time zones

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