Austin Peay at Vanderbilt

Week 1 · Sep 5FirstBank Stadium · Nashville, TN

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Opening LineVanderbilt -30.5Before any Factor adjustments This is the matchup estimate implied by the OV Ratings before any game-specific Factors. Why doesn’t OnVarsity adjust it automatically?
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Current Market ConsensusVanderbilt -30.51-book consensus · updated Aug 26
Why the market may differ2 FactorsOnVarsity Opening LineVanderbilt -30.5Factor Adjustments~3 pts toward VanderbiltOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested LineVanderbilt -33.5Unexplained Gap~3 pts toward Austin PeayExplore similar gaps OnVarsity Opening LineVanderbilt -30.5Factor adjustment (Open)~1.5 pts toward VanderbiltOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Open)Vanderbilt -32Opening Market ConsensusVanderbilt -30Unexplained at open~2.5 pts toward Austin PeaySince openFactor adjustment (In-Week)~1.5 pts toward VanderbiltOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Current)Vanderbilt -33.5Current Market ConsensusVanderbilt -30.5Unexplained gap~3 pts toward Austin PeayExplore similar gaps Lopsided game-flow uncertainty~2 pts toward VanderbiltAt open ~1 pt toward VanderbiltIn-week ~1 pt toward VanderbiltNew QB in a developmental opener~1 pt toward Vanderbilt

Lopsided game-flow uncertainty

~2 pts toward VanderbiltAt open ~1 pt toward VanderbiltIn-week ~1 pt toward Vanderbilt
Estimate is uncertain

Comparable games put Vanderbilt's chance of winning by at least 28 at about 68%. Historically, the market shaded about 2.2 points toward Vanderbilt (average-estimate range 1.4–3.3), but actual results were too noisy to treat that as a dependable OV Line adjustment.

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New QB in a developmental opener

~1 pt toward Vanderbilt
Estimate revised after kickoff

This locked page preserves the estimate OnVarsity showed before kickoff. The study was revalidated afterward and contributes zero points to new matchups.

Jared Curtis, a true freshman, is expected to start at quarterback for Vanderbilt. After ordinary lopsided game flow is accounted for, markets in 22 comparable FBS-FCS openers averaged about 0.8 points more toward the FBS favorite, but the estimate is highly uncertain (from 3.3 points away to 4.0 points toward).

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Completed gameWhat happened?Austin Peay 9 · Vanderbilt 28
Pregame OV Line
Vanderbilt -30.5
Final recorded market
Vanderbilt -30.5
OV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line
Vanderbilt -33.5
Actual margin
Vanderbilt by 19

This preserves the pregame comparison beside the result. One outcome does not prove that a Factor caused the market difference.

Pregame Win Probability
Austin Peay 1.3%Vanderbilt 98.7%

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Overall Rating+7.0 · #42
Offense Rating+7.6
Defense Rating-0.6

2025 Performance

Offense PPA/Play0.41
Offense Success Rate50.3%
Defense PPA/Play Allowed0.19
Defense Success Rate Allowed41.9%

2026 Outlook

Market Win Total5.8
Playoff Odds1.2%
Strength of Schedule Rank16th