College football scores › Week 7 › Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
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FinalLane Stadium, 50°, wind 15 mph
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BEAVER GT +8.5, lostBEAVER Over 56.5, wonBEAVER had VT 66% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (GT–VT)26–3219–35–24–34
SpreadVT −6.5VT −15.5VT −8.5VT by 10GT +8.5 ✗
Total58.554.156.558Over 56.5 ✓
VT win chance66%–−355Won
GT by 14+
10%
GT by 1–13
24%
VT by 1–13
33%
VT by 14+
32%

Spread: 2.0 pts better than Vegas for Georgia Tech (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 2.0 pts above Vegas (51% historically). Opened VT −10.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
+0.063 #36Offense EPA / play+0.101 #25
+0.128 #110Defense EPA / play allowed+0.075 #91
+3.6% #36Offense success rate+4.8% #21
+3.0% #91Defense success rate allowed+0.7% #73
+0.111 #37Rushing EPA / play+0.047 #63
+0.043 #46Passing EPA / play+0.165 #23
+0.072 #94Rush defense EPA allowed+0.027 #71
+0.198 #116Pass defense EPA allowed+0.129 #95
−0.6 #67Scoring offense (pts vs avg)+3.6 #38
+1.9 #78Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+2.7 #84
Situational
−0.1% #52Passing-down success (3rd & long)+6.9% #9
+10.3% #135Passing-down success allowed−3.0% #35
−0.10 #71Points per drive+0.83 #22
+0.16 #72Points per drive allowed+0.26 #77
Trenches
+0.31 #36Line yards per rush−0.02 #90
+0.07 #77Line yards per rush allowed−0.86 #4
−1.1% #80Runs stuffed at the line+1.6% #114
−2.1% #100Opponent runs stuffed+6.5% #9
−2.2% #47Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−3.2% #33
−1.2% #87Havoc created+3.4% #12
Big plays
+0.016 #68Rushing explosiveness+0.090 #35
+0.103 #73Passing explosiveness+0.069 #87
+0.15 #38Open-field yards per rush−0.14 #68
+0.248 #136Pass explosiveness allowed−0.084 #31
Style and schedule
54% #90Run rate52% #108
−4.3 #48Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−15.5 #122

Georgia Tech: last 5 games

W28-25Covered
L27-34Missed
W44-11Missed
L24-45Missed
L13-14Missed

Virginia Tech: last 5 games

L20-25Missed
L33-35Missed
W21-14Missed
W35-26Covered
W44-21Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.08−0.03+0.03+0.08+0.13Entering week1234567Georgia Tech · 1: +0.06Georgia Tech · 2: +0.02Georgia Tech · 3: −0.01Georgia Tech · 4: −0.05Georgia Tech · 5: −0.05Georgia Tech · 6: −0.06Georgia Tech · 7: −0.06Virginia Tech · 1: −0.01Virginia Tech · 2: +0.11Virginia Tech · 3: +0.08Virginia Tech · 4: +0.12Virginia Tech · 5: +0.01Virginia Tech · 6: +0.03Virginia Tech · 7: +0.03
● Georgia Tech● Virginia Tech