Sat, Oct 4, 8:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXST | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| ARST | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (ARST Elo 1213, TXST Elo 1590) plus home-field advantage. That projects ARST +12.7 (17% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Tied entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,332 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Texas State 30, Arkansas State 31.
No — the model picked TXST, 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 TXST pregame and it didn't hit. We report the misses — that was one.