Sat, Nov 15, 5:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| PITT | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (PITT Elo 1668, ND Elo 2186) plus home-field advantage. That projects PITT +18.3 (9% to win) — 5.8 points of value on ND versus the market line of +12.5.
ND up 7 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,299 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Notre Dame 37, Pittsburgh 15.
Yes — the model's pick (ND) 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 ND pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.