Sat, Oct 25, 8:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAY | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| CIN | 14 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (CIN Elo 1594, BAY Elo 1592) plus home-field advantage. That projects CIN -2.5 (57% to win), essentially in line with the market.
CIN up 15 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,206 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Baylor 20, Cincinnati 41.
Yes — the model's pick (CIN) 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 CIN pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.