Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Georgia
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1-2 · Power #102
21
final
Final
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3-0 · Power #1
49
▲ winner
Closing spread
UGA -40
✓ UAB W
Total
56
▲ Over · 70 pts
Model before kickoff
UAB 9–47 UGA
✓ UGA (100%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUGA -40
Total56
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUGA -40
Total56
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 7 games most like UGA as a 40-point home favorite against UAB, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: UGA won 49–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 7 similar games. 70 points went over 56, as in 2 of 7.
Favorite won
7 of 7100%
Normal range · usually 100%
Favorite covered
4 of 667%
Normal range · usually 54%
Went over
2 of 729%
Normal range · usually 46%

Only 7 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 42 against an average line of 39.2; 54 points a game (usually 56.6). When games like this go over ›

All 7 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-40.7531–6 L U53.5
Loose
UGA vs MIZ
2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & rest
-4043–6 L U59
Loose
OSU vs RUTG
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & spread
-3949–10 P O58
Loose
UGA vs VAN
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar total & rest
-37.555–0 W U56.5
Loose
ALA vs VAN
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & spread
-40.555–3 W U60.75
Loose
OSU vs IU
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread & rest
-4056–14 W O62
Loose
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-36.547–3 W U53.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 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
Georgia have 2 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 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UAB+0.5 →−4.8▼ 5.3#88
UGA+6.4 →+16.4▲ 10.0#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

UAB
Longer bar = better
UGA
#42
Offense
UGA better ▶
#27
#117
Defense
UGA better ▶
#8
−0.3 #82
Turnovers
UGA better ▶
+1.7 #12
72 plays #27
Pace
◀ UAB faster
70 plays #43
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UAB has the ball
Advantage: UGA defense
UAB offUGA defEdge
Points / game 30.3 #65 8.0 #3 UGA
Yards / play 6.16 #47 4.26 #18 UGA
PPA / play +0.26 #37 −0.16 #6 UGA
Success rate 53% #20 30% #4 Even
When UGA has the ball
Advantage: UGA offense
UGA offUAB defEdge
Points / game 39.0 #30 32.0 #116 UGA
Yards / play 6.69 #29 6.12 #115 UGA
PPA / play +0.31 #28 +0.19 #111 UGA
Success rate 52% #22 48% #125 UGA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UAB scoring against the UGA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UAB scored
2.3
#116
12.0
#31
14.3
#73
5.7
#77
10.3
#16
16.0
#44
UGA allowed
2.3
#19
2.3
#9
4.7
#5
0.0
#1
3.3
#22
3.3
#4
UGA scoring against the UAB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
3.3
#109
13.7
#18
17.0
#50
14.0
#1
8.0
#49
22.0
#4
UAB allowed
5.7
#93
12.7
#123
18.3
#116
5.7
#83
8.0
#101
13.7
#94

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UGA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 8 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UAB7d
UGA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast

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