Sat, Aug 30, 11:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTSA | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| TA&M | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (TA&M Elo 1674, UTSA Elo 1529) plus home-field advantage. That projects TA&M -8.2 (73% to win) — 14.8 points of value on UTSA versus the market line of -23.
TA&M up 18 entering the 4th quarter. Across 838 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
UTSA 24, Texas A&M 42.
Yes — the model's pick (TA&M) 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 TA&M pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.