Sat, Oct 18, 5:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WVU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| UCF | 14 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 45 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (UCF Elo 1555, WVU Elo 1342) plus home-field advantage. That projects UCF -10.9 (79% to win) — 4.4 points of value on UCF versus the market line of -6.5.
Pick: UCF · 11 pts off the market line
Play-by-play win probability appears once the game kicks off.
UCF up 28 entering the 4th quarter. Across 465 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
West Virginia 13, UCF 45.
Yes — the model's pick (UCF) 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 UCF pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.