College football scores › Week 8 › Boston College at Georgia Tech
FinalBobby Dodd Stadium, 69°, wind 10 mph
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BEAVER GT −6, lostBEAVER Over 50.5, wonBEAVER had GT 75% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (BC–GT)21–3226–23–49–27
SpreadGT −10.7BC −2.4GT −6BC by 22GT −6 ✗
Total52.449.150.576Over 50.5 ✓
GT win chance75%–−245Lost
BC by 14+
6%
BC by 1–13
19%
GT by 1–13
33%
GT by 14+
42%

Spread: 4.7 pts better than Vegas for Georgia Tech (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 1.9 pts above Vegas (52% historically). Opened GT −4.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.145 #120Offense EPA / play+0.082 #29
−0.012 #43Defense EPA / play allowed+0.107 #107
−3.9% #102Offense success rate+4.0% #30
+0.1% #65Defense success rate allowed+1.9% #82
−0.058 #108Rushing EPA / play+0.100 #38
−0.154 #107Passing EPA / play+0.077 #39
+0.032 #74Rush defense EPA allowed+0.052 #83
+0.024 #60Pass defense EPA allowed+0.191 #112
−8.8 #116Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−0.4 #65
+0.2 #66Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+1.8 #74
Situational
−4.0% #89Passing-down success (3rd & long)+0.6% #44
+1.5% #88Passing-down success allowed+9.2% #134
−1.14 #116Points per drive−0.07 #72
−0.15 #50Points per drive allowed+0.06 #62
Trenches
−0.03 #90Line yards per rush+0.22 #47
+0.08 #78Line yards per rush allowed+0.06 #75
+3.3% #133Runs stuffed at the line−1.5% #76
+0.6% #59Opponent runs stuffed−1.3% #91
+1.3% #121Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−1.6% #62
+0.7% #39Havoc created−0.5% #64
Big plays
+0.018 #72Rushing explosiveness+0.048 #54
+0.239 #24Passing explosiveness+0.094 #79
−0.29 #93Open-field yards per rush+0.37 #13
−0.116 #20Pass explosiveness allowed+0.365 #138
Style and schedule
58% #46Run rate52% #105
−6.5 #70Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−2.8 #45

Boston College: last 5 games

W27-21Covered
L16-25
atSMU
Covered
L14-21Covered
W22-16Missed
W28-21Covered

Georgia Tech: last 5 games

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

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.30−0.20−0.10−0.01+0.09Entering week12345678Boston College · 1: −0.06Boston College · 2: −0.10Boston College · 3: −0.14Boston College · 4: −0.27Boston College · 5: −0.20Boston College · 6: −0.16Boston College · 7: −0.16Boston College · 8: −0.13Georgia 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: −0.06Georgia Tech · 8: −0.02
● Boston College● Georgia Tech