Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Georgia · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUGA -8.5
1 → TENN
CloseUGA -7.5
1 pt toward Tennessee
Total
Open53.5
▼ 7
Close46.5
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
model UGA -4.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 7 downmodel 51.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-8.5 | 34–20 | W | O47.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & spread |
-5 | 23–10 | W | U47.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 28–26 | L | O49 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 31–24 | W | O45 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-7 | 48–25 | W | O55.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 27–34 | L | O55 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-6.25 | 14–7 | W | U40 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-5.5 | 45–17 | W | O43 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 17–9 | W | U45.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 32–34 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 285 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 8-2 80% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
TENN 0–1 UGA
UGA leads · 1 game since 2023 · UGA has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 2023 | Georgia 38 @ Tennessee 10 | UGA -9 | UGA 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
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
Longer bar = better
#33
Offense
◀ TENN better#50
#4
Defense
◀ TENN better#20
+0.4 #34
Turnovers
◀ TENN better−0.3 #94
75 plays #6
Pace
◀ TENN faster67 plays #69
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TENN off | UGA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UGA off | TENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.4 #12 | 10.1 #39 | 19.6 #18 | 10.6 #9 | 6.8 #76 | 17.3 #15 | |
4.4 #51 | 4.2 #10 | 8.7 #15 | 5.7 #67 | 4.1 #13 | 9.8 #26 |
UGA scoring against the TENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #82 | 7.7 #81 | 13.0 #81 | 8.6 #23 | 9.0 #19 | 17.6 #14 | |
1.8 #6 | 2.2 #2 | 4.0 #2 | 3.8 #23 | 4.8 #26 | 8.6 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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