Sat, Sep 6, 11:30 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICH | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| OU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (OU Elo 1650, MICH Elo 1771) plus home-field advantage. That projects OU +2.4 (43% to win) — 5.9 points of value on MICH versus the market line of -3.5.
OU up 8 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,588 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Michigan 13, Oklahoma 24.
No — the model picked MICH, 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 MICH pregame and it didn't hit. We report the misses — that was one.