Sat, Aug 30, 6:30 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| IU | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (IU Elo 1800, ODU Elo 1480) plus home-field advantage. That projects IU -15.2 (87% to win) — 8.3 points of value on ODU versus the market line of -23.5.
Pick: IU · 5 pts off the market line
Play-by-play win probability appears once the game kicks off.
IU up 20 entering the 4th quarter. Across 818 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Old Dominion 14, Indiana 27.
Yes — the model's pick (IU) 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 IU pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.