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Georgia State

SBC · 2-0 · power +2.0 · #152
Our side · spreadGAST +20.5 our number UCF -16.4 · 4.1 pts from the market our number starts from the opening line and is corrected +3.1 for this matchup by our data on both teams

UCF

B12 · 1-1 · power +13.6 · #63
Our side
SpreadGAST +20.5 ours UCF -16.4
TotalUnder 50.5 ours 47.7
MoneylineUCF to win ours 77% · book 91%
Distance from the market 4.1 pts / -2.8 total a caution, not a signal
Projected score 16–32 GAST – UCF
2026-09-19 · 7:00 PM Acrisure Bounce House · Orlando, FL Early season

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Book GAST spreadUCF spread OverUnder GAST winUCF win GAST TT overGAST TT under UCF TT overUCF TT under
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Ours vs the market

SpreadUCF -16.4
the marketUCF -20.5
Total47.7
the market50.5
UCF win77% vs 91%

Both percentages are UCF’s chance to win — ours, then the book’s with the vig removed, medianed across the books we track.

What the gap has been worth 10,740 games · 2016–2025

0–3 pts52.0%
3–750.2%
7–1449.3%
14+46.8%

How often the side we favoured covered, by how far our number sat from the market’s. Break-even at −110 is 52.4% — no bucket reaches it, and the rate falls as we disagree more. The further we sit from the market, the worse we have done.

First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 21 ranks apart
Georgia State Panthers #158 rush offense UCF Knights #179 run defense
Pass game edge UCF Knights 99 ranks
Georgia State Panthers #138 pass offense UCF Knights #39 pass defense
Run game edge UCF Knights 126 ranks
UCF Knights #111 rush offense Georgia State Panthers #237 run defense
Pass game edge UCF Knights 59 ranks
UCF Knights #180 pass offense Georgia State Panthers #239 pass defense
Georgia State Panthers Balanced · 50% run Avg pace UCF Knights Balanced · 48% run Ball-control
Dell McGee · 4-20 · offense-minded Scott Frost · 40-45

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Georgia State Panthers
QB Cameran Brown 443 pass yds · 2 TD · 1 INT #48 QB
RB Dennis Murray Jr. 75 rush yds · 2 TD · 3 rec #101 RB
LB Xavier Esqillion 7 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.5 TFL #156 LB
DL Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson 6 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #281 DL
UCF Knights
DB Jayden Williams 5 tkl · 1 INT #124 DB
DL Sincere Edwards 7 tkl · 2.0 TFL #205 DL
LB Lewis Carter 15 tkl · 0.5 TFL #172 LB
LB Tackett Curtis 13 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #200 LB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Georgia State PanthersSBC +2.0 +2.8 -0.7 #152
UCF KnightsB12 +13.6 +2.3 +11.3 #63

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Georgia State offense vs UCF defense-8.5 pts
UCF offense vs Georgia State defense+3.0 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 402 mi

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.