Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Virginia · Conference game
Closing spread
UVA -8.5
✓ UVA W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 34 pts
Model before kickoff
VT 23–32 UVA
✓ UVA (74%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUVA -9.5
CloseUVA -8.5
Total52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUVA -9.5
1 → VT
CloseUVA -8.5
1 pt toward Virginia Tech
Total
Open52.5
no move
Close52.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UVA -9.5 · closed UVA -8.5 · moved 1 toward VTmodel UVA -12
model UVA -12
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 54.5
model 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 7.5–9.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 50% (165 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (311 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUVA -9.5
CloseUVA -8.5
Total52.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
UVA as an 8.5-point home favorite against VT, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UVA won 27–7; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 34 points stayed under 52.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 8.9 against an average line of 9.9; 52.3 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-9.5 | 7–33 | L | U51 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 30–29 | L | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-10 | 24–7 | W | U50 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10.5 | 49–28 | W | O60 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-10 | 25–23 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation |
-9.5 | 33–0 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 45–17 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-11.5 | 35–36 | L | O56 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-9.5 | 23–24 | L | O46 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-14 | 35–20 | W | U55.5 |
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 Virginia 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 (3-7)
Virginia Tech have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 3-6 33% | 5-5 50% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
VT 2–0 UVA
VT leads · 2 games since 2023 · VT has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 2024 | Virginia 17 @ Virginia Tech 37 | VT -4.5 | VT W |
| Nov 25 2023 | Virginia Tech 55 @ Virginia 17 | VT -1.5 | VT 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
VT+6.8 →−1.0▼ 7.8#72
UVA−1.6 →+7.7▲ 9.3#39
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#80
Offense
UVA better ▶#46
#120
Defense
UVA better ▶#31
−0.5 #114
Turnovers
UVA better ▶+0.5 #28
65 plays #88
Pace
UVA faster ▶74 plays #10
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| VT off | UVA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.7 #105 | 21.2 #36 | UVA |
| Yards / play | 5.55 #81 | 5.02 #31 | UVA |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #68 | +0.02 #29 | UVA |
| Success rate | 43% #65 | 38% #27 | UVA |
| UVA off | VT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.7 #26 | 30.5 #112 | UVA |
| Yards / play | 5.96 #48 | 6.01 #110 | UVA |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #43 | +0.25 #131 | UVA |
| Success rate | 43% #67 | 46% #125 | UVA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
VT scoring against the UVA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #102 | 6.2 #106 | 10.8 #111 | 5.2 #88 | 5.4 #105 | 10.5 #103 | |
2.5 #10 | 8.1 #84 | 10.6 #36 | 5.5 #67 | 3.9 #15 | 9.5 #30 |
UVA scoring against the VT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.1 #12 | 10.4 #34 | 19.5 #15 | 7.7 #30 | 4.4 #125 | 12.1 #78 | |
5.1 #60 | 9.5 #108 | 14.5 #93 | 6.8 #107 | 8.5 #112 | 15.3 #122 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
36° · 6 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
VT7d
UVA14d bye
UVA +7 days
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
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