Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Virginia
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1-1 · Power #62
27
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Final
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2-0 · Power #77
13
final
Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
MD 31–25 UVA
✓ MD (69%) won
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

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
Virginia has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
MD+6.6 →+5.5▼ 1.1#36
UVA−2.9 →−3.2▼ 0.3#79
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

MD
Longer bar = better
UVA
#30
Offense
◀ MD better
#47
#74
Defense
Even
#80
+2.5 #4
Turnovers
◀ MD better
−0.5 #97
74 plays #14
Pace
◀ MD faster
67 plays #56
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MD has the ball
Advantage: MD offense
MD offUVA defEdge
Points / game 37.0 #29 21.5 #72 MD
Yards / play 6.54 #40 5.60 #86 MD
PPA / play +0.38 #18 +0.13 #91 MD
Success rate 49% #32 40% #72 MD
When UVA has the ball
Advantage: UVA offense
UVA offMD defEdge
Points / game 32.5 #59 17.0 #47 Even
Yards / play 6.92 #32 6.02 #101 UVA
PPA / play +0.28 #39 +0.07 #74 UVA
Success rate 44% #58 40% #75 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 99 FBS teams
MD scoring against the UVA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MD scored
14.0
4.5
18.5
8.0
10.5
18.5
UVA allowed
5.0
8.5
13.5
6.5
1.5
8.0
UVA scoring against the MD defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UVA scored
10.0
12.0
22.0
3.5
7.0
10.5
MD allowed
3.5
5.0
8.5
3.5
5.0
8.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UVA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 7 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MD7d
UVA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 132fast

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