Sun, Nov 9, 12:30 AM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| ALA | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (ALA Elo 1978, LSU Elo 1694) plus home-field advantage. That projects ALA -13.8 (85% to win) — 3.8 points of value on ALA versus the market line of -10.
ALA up 11 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,142 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
LSU 9, Alabama 20.
Yes — the model's pick (ALA) 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 ALA pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.