Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Georgia · Conference game
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8-1 · Power #11
17
final
Final
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7-2 · Power #8
31
▲ winner
Closing spread
UGA -7.5
✓ UGA W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
TENN 22–29 UGA
✓ UGA (69%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUGA -8.5
CloseUGA -7.5
Total53.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Tennessee
Total
Down 7 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UGA -8.5 · closed UGA -7.5 · moved 1 toward TENNmodel UGA -4.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 7 downmodel 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 54% (113 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 54% (107 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUGA -8.5
CloseUGA -7.5
Total53.5 → 46.5
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 7.5-point home favorite against TENN, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: UGA won 31–17; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 46.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
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 9.3 against an average line of 6.5; 50.5 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 5 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-8.534–20 W O47.5
Loose
WISC vs MD
2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & spread
-523–10 W U47.5
Loose
PITT vs DUKE
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & spread
-6.528–26 L O49
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & spread
-6.531–24 W O45
Loose
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & rest
-748–25 W O55.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & spread
-6.527–34 L O55
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & spread
-6.2514–7 W U40
Loose
PSU vs MINN
2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form
-5.545–17 W O43
Loose
TA&M vs MIA
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread
-6.517–9 W U45.5
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & spread
-732–34 L O52
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Tennessee ATS trend Miss
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 ATS struggles (2-7)
Georgia have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Georgia home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Georgia 1-7 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved down 7
53.5 → 46.5. · 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
TENN+13.9 →+19.3▲ 5.4#9
UGA+24.2 →+21.3▼ 2.9#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

TENN
Longer bar = better
UGA
#33
Offense
◀ TENN better
#50
#4
Defense
◀ TENN better
#20
+0.4 #34
Turnovers
◀ TENN better
−0.3 #94
75 plays #6
Pace
◀ TENN faster
67 plays #69
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TENN has the ball
Even matchup
TENN offUGA defEdge
Points / game 37.6 #13 18.4 #15 Even
Yards / play 6.29 #39 4.89 #25 Even
PPA / play +0.18 #45 +0.02 #29 Even
Success rate 46% #33 35% #9 UGA
When UGA has the ball
Advantage: TENN defense
UGA offTENN defEdge
Points / game 30.6 #51 12.6 #5 TENN
Yards / play 6.14 #47 4.22 #3 TENN
PPA / play +0.14 #67 −0.12 #3 TENN
Success rate 46% #35 35% #3 TENN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TENN scoring against the UGA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TENN scored
9.4
#12
10.1
#39
19.6
#18
10.6
#9
6.8
#76
17.3
#15
UGA allowed
4.4
#51
4.2
#10
8.7
#15
5.7
#67
4.1
#13
9.8
#26
UGA scoring against the TENN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
5.3
#82
7.7
#81
13.0
#81
8.6
#23
9.0
#19
17.6
#14
TENN allowed
1.8
#6
2.2
#2
4.0
#2
3.8
#23
4.8
#26
8.6
#15

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UGA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
53° · 2 mph
gusts 3 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TENN7d
UGA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast

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