Sat, Sep 13, 11:30 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| IOWA | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 47 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (IOWA Elo 1680, MASS Elo 1101) plus home-field advantage. That projects IOWA -25.6 (97% to win) — 9.9 points of value on MASS versus the market line of -35.5.
IOWA up 33 entering the 4th quarter. Across 457 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Massachusetts 7, Iowa 47.
Yes — the model's pick (IOWA) 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 IOWA pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.