Sun, Sep 21, 12:00 AM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEX | 14 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 55 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (TEX Elo 1878, SHSU Elo 1337) plus home-field advantage. That projects TEX -24 (96% to win) — 15.5 points of value on SHSU versus the market line of -39.5.
TEX up 55 entering the 4th quarter. Across 52 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Sam Houston 0, Texas 55.
Yes — the model's pick (TEX) 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 TEX pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.