Sun, Aug 31, 2:30 AM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| ORST | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (ORST Elo 1406, CAL Elo 1519) plus home-field advantage. That projects ORST +2.1 (44% to win), essentially in line with the market.
CAL up 15 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,206 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
California 34, Oregon State 15.
Yes — the model's pick (CAL) was correct.
Why trust the number?Gridpex's model is walk-forward validated on 2014–24, out-of-sample: +0.28 pts mean Closing Line Value and 53.5% beat the close. We report the record — wins and losses — never fake locks.
Called it — I had CAL pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.