Thu, Aug 28, 10:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| RUTG | 7 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (RUTG Elo 1522, OHIO Elo 1621) plus home-field advantage. That projects RUTG +1.6 (45% to win) — 15.6 points of value on OHIO versus the market line of -14.
Tied entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,332 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Ohio 31, Rutgers 34.
No — the model picked OHIO, which didn't hit. We report the misses too.
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.
I had OHIO pregame and it didn't hit. We report the misses — that was one.