Sat, Nov 8, 9:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUB | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| VAN | 0 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (VAN Elo 1766, AUB Elo 1665) plus home-field advantage. That projects VAN -6.4 (68% to win), essentially in line with the market.
AUB up 6 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,662 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Auburn 38, Vanderbilt 45.
Yes — the model's pick (VAN) 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 VAN pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.