Sat, Nov 29, 5:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| BAY | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 24 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (BAY Elo 1526, HOU Elo 1479) plus home-field advantage. That projects BAY -4.3 (62% to win), essentially in line with the market.
HOU up 15 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,206 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Houston 31, Baylor 24.
No — the model picked BAY, which didn't hit. We report the misses too.
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.
I had BAY pregame and it didn't hit. We report the misses — that was one.