Tue, Oct 21, 11:30 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| LT | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (LT Elo 1381, WKU Elo 1352) plus home-field advantage. That projects LT -3.6 (60% to win), essentially in line with the market.
WKU up 6 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,662 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Western Kentucky 28, Louisiana Tech 27.
No — the model picked LT, 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 and validate every pick against closing line value.
I had LT pregame and it didn't hit. We report the misses — that was one.
(00:01) #29 L.Matthews rush middle for 8 yards loss to the WKU13, End Of Play, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
End of 2nd quarter.
(09:24) Shotgun #5 B.Baker pass complete deep left to #18 M.Jackson caught at WKU40, for 41 yards to the WKU25 (#10 D.Flowers), 1ST DOWN
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