Sat, Nov 23, 10:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TROY | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| UL | 7 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 51 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (UL Elo 1618, TROY Elo 1466) plus home-field advantage. That projects UL -8.5 (74% to win), essentially in line with the market.
UL up 15 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,203 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Troy 30, Louisiana 51.
Yes — the model's pick (UL) 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 UL pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.