Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 12:45 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Georgia
Weather at kickoff58°F8 mphgusts 18DryWeather watch ›
2-8 · Power #125
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final
Final
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8-2 · Power #8
59
▲ winner
Closing spread
UGA -42.5
✓ MASS W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 80 pts
Model before kickoff
MASS 3–46 UGA
✓ UGA (100%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUGA -43.5
CloseUGA -42.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Massachusetts
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UGA -43.5 · closed UGA -42.5 · moved 1 toward MASSmodel UGA -45.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 1 downmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 53% (115 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUGA -43.5
CloseUGA -42.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
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 42.5-point home favorite against MASS, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UGA won 59–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 80 points went over 55.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 100%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 60%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 44%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 44.5 against an average line of 39; 52.5 points a game (usually 57.6). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
ALA vs USM
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest
-4563–14 W O57.75
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-38.538–3 L U54.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-4263–0 W O55
Close
FLA vs VAN
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest
-3942–0 W U60
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & rest
-3635–3 L U60.5
Loose
NCST vs CONN
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest
-38.541–10 L O47.75
Loose
UGA vs VAN
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & total
-37.555–0 W U56.5
Loose
CLEM vs CONN
2021 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & season form
-40.544–7 L O50.5
Loose
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & situation
-37.545–0 W U55.5
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form
-35.559–3 W O55.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Massachusetts ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

Georgia ATS struggles (3-7)
Georgia have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Georgia home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Georgia 2-7 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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
MASS−12.1 →−16.9▼ 4.8#126
UGA+24.2 →+22.0▼ 2.2#5
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

MASS
Longer bar = better
UGA
#108
Offense
UGA better ▶
#45
#110
Defense
UGA better ▶
#22
0.0 #67
Turnovers
◀ MASS better
−0.2 #85
68 plays #56
Pace
Even
67 plays #65
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MASS has the ball
Advantage: UGA defense
MASS offUGA defEdge
Points / game 20.7 #119 18.3 #16 UGA
Yards / play 5.01 #121 4.83 #22 UGA
PPA / play +0.10 #88 +0.03 #31 UGA
Success rate 40% #102 37% #17 UGA
When UGA has the ball
Advantage: UGA offense
UGA offMASS defEdge
Points / game 30.6 #46 32.0 #113 UGA
Yards / play 6.16 #42 6.01 #106 UGA
PPA / play +0.16 #54 +0.19 #110 UGA
Success rate 45% #37 45% #109 UGA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MASS scoring against the UGA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MASS scored
4.5
#95
6.9
#100
11.4
#103
1.7
#132
7.0
#71
8.7
#123
UGA allowed
5.0
#61
4.5
#12
9.5
#26
5.1
#55
3.7
#7
8.8
#17
UGA scoring against the MASS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
4.8
#87
8.6
#57
13.4
#75
8.4
#21
8.8
#22
17.2
#14
MASS allowed
4.2
#49
8.9
#93
13.1
#76
9.6
#128
8.3
#109
17.9
#130

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UGA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 8 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MASS7d
UGA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
MASS backup QB started
Not the usual starter