College football scores › Week 6 › Virginia Tech at California
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FinalCalifornia Memorial Stadium, 63°, wind 13 mph
California3-5home
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BEAVER CAL +10, wonBEAVER Over 53.5, lostBEAVER had VT 62% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (VT–CAL)31–2633–23–20–25
SpreadVT −5.0VT −10.8VT −10CAL by 5CAL +10 ✓
Total56.956.053.545Over 53.5 ✗
CAL win chance38%–+320Won
VT by 14+
29%
VT by 1–13
33%
CAL by 1–13
26%
CAL by 14+
12%

Spread: 5.0 pts better than Vegas for California (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 3.4 pts above Vegas (51% historically). Opened VT −9.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
+0.093 #24Offense EPA / play−0.105 #109
+0.068 #81Defense EPA / play allowed+0.072 #83
+4.5% #27Offense success rate−4.1% #108
+0.0% #63Defense success rate allowed−1.4% #47
+0.057 #61Rushing EPA / play−0.159 #132
+0.132 #25Passing EPA / play−0.042 #74
+0.017 #62Rush defense EPA allowed+0.150 #126
+0.123 #94Pass defense EPA allowed−0.011 #46
+5.0 #28Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−3.8 #86
+2.9 #87Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+4.9 #97
Situational
+5.8% #15Passing-down success (3rd & long)−4.2% #96
−4.3% #24Passing-down success allowed−4.2% #25
+0.99 #17Points per drive−0.73 #96
+0.28 #86Points per drive allowed+0.25 #82
Trenches
−0.04 #97Line yards per rush−0.15 #109
−0.59 #7Line yards per rush allowed+0.21 #106
+1.5% #114Runs stuffed at the line+1.7% #116
+4.9% #14Opponent runs stuffed−5.1% #132
−3.3% #32Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−0.0% #105
+3.2% #13Havoc created−2.4% #108
Big plays
+0.120 #27Rushing explosiveness−0.004 #78
+0.090 #79Passing explosiveness+0.085 #81
−0.01 #53Open-field yards per rush−0.47 #112
−0.078 #37Pass explosiveness allowed+0.222 #131
Style and schedule
52% #111Run rate44% #136
−17.2 #127Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−9.4 #85

Virginia Tech: last 5 games

L33-35Missed
W21-14Missed
W35-26Covered
W44-21Covered
W73-3
vsVMI
Covered

California: last 5 games

L31-39Missed
L10-24Missed
W49-7Missed
W21-18Covered
L24-45Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.24−0.15−0.05+0.05+0.15Entering week123456Virginia Tech · 1: −0.01Virginia Tech · 2: +0.11Virginia Tech · 3: +0.08Virginia Tech · 4: +0.12Virginia Tech · 5: +0.01Virginia Tech · 6: +0.03California · 1: −0.08California · 2: −0.22California · 3: −0.12California · 4: −0.14California · 5: −0.16California · 6: −0.18
● Virginia Tech● California