Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Virginia · Conference game
Weather at kickoff36°F6 mphDryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-8 · Power #73
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Final
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9-2 · Power #32
27
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Virginia Tech
Total
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
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-9.57–33 L U51
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-7.530–29 L O51
Very close
DUKE vs VT
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-1024–7 W U50
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-10.549–28 W O60
Very close
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1025–23 L O46.5
Very close
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-9.533–0 W U53.5
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-745–17 W O53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-11.535–36 L O56
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-9.523–24 L O46
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-1435–20 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%)
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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#72
UVA−1.6 →+7.7▲ 9.3#39
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

VT
Longer bar = better
UVA
#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
When VT has the ball
Advantage: UVA defense
VT offUVA defEdge
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
When UVA has the ball
Advantage: UVA offense
UVA offVT defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
VT scored
4.6
#102
6.2
#106
10.8
#111
5.2
#88
5.4
#105
10.5
#103
UVA allowed
2.5
#10
8.1
#84
10.6
#36
5.5
#67
3.9
#15
9.5
#30
UVA scoring against the VT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UVA scored
9.1
#12
10.4
#34
19.5
#15
7.7
#30
4.4
#125
12.1
#78
VT allowed
5.1
#60
9.5
#108
14.5
#93
6.8
#107
8.5
#112
15.3
#122

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UVA +2.5
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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