Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Georgia Tech · Conference game
Weather at kickoff75°F7 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
2-4 · Power #73
20
final
Final
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5-0 · Power #39
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
GT -14.5
✓ GT W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
VT 19–33 GT
✓ GT (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGT -14.5
CloseGT -14.5
Total55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GT -14.5 · unchangedmodel GT -12.5
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 13.5–15.5 since 2023: won 89%, covered 54% (108 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGT -14.5
CloseGT -14.5
Total55.5
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 GT as a 14.5-point home favorite against VT, the favorite won 7, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: GT won 35–20; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 55 points stayed under 55.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.2 against an average line of 14; 62.2 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & total
-11.535–36 L O56
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & season form
-13.524–27 L U52
Very close
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & spread
-13.535–21 W U57
Very close
MSST vs AUB
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form
-12.539–33 L O50.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-10.549–28 W O60
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-16.540–34 L O55
Close
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-17.531–18 L U56.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.522–23 L U55.5
Close
MISS vs AUB
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total
-15.548–34 L O55
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-1524–21 L U53.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
Slight Georgia Tech ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Virginia Tech ATS struggles (1-4)
Virginia Tech have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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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
VT+6.8 →−1.0▼ 7.8#70
GT+6.9 →+7.9▲ 1.0#37
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

VT
Longer bar = better
GT
#94
Offense
GT better ▶
#36
#105
Defense
GT better ▶
#51
−0.3 #94
Turnovers
◀ VT better
−0.8 #118
67 plays #56
Pace
◀ VT faster
66 plays #81
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When VT has the ball
Advantage: GT defense
VT offGT defEdge
Points / game 23.5 #97 21.2 #54 GT
Yards / play 5.31 #98 5.09 #47 GT
PPA / play +0.09 #91 +0.08 #66 GT
Success rate 41% #90 39% #36 GT
When GT has the ball
Advantage: GT offense
GT offVT defEdge
Points / game 37.0 #27 28.3 #100 GT
Yards / play 7.26 #13 5.87 #104 GT
PPA / play +0.14 #71 +0.22 #121 GT
Success rate 48% #31 43% #94 GT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
VT scoring against the GT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
VT scored
4.8
#96
7.8
#85
12.7
#92
5.5
#80
5.3
#94
10.8
#94
GT allowed
2.6
#26
6.8
#62
9.4
#37
4.0
#49
6.6
#75
10.6
#54
GT scoring against the VT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GT scored
6.8
#60
8.8
#71
15.6
#63
9.8
#13
10.2
#17
20.0
#9
VT allowed
4.0
#47
9.7
#111
13.7
#88
5.5
#82
9.2
#129
14.7
#116

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 7 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
VT7d
GT14d bye
GT +7 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast