Charleston Southern at Georgia Southern

Week 1 · Sep 5Allen E. Paulson Stadium · Statesboro, GA

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Opening LineGeorgia Southern -24Before 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 ConsensusGeorgia Southern -25.51-book consensus · updated Aug 26
Why the market may differ1 FactorOnVarsity Opening LineGeorgia Southern -24Factor Adjustments~2.5 pts toward Georgia SouthernOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested LineGeorgia Southern -26.5Unexplained Gap~1 pt toward Charleston SouthernExplore similar gaps OnVarsity Opening LineGeorgia Southern -24Factor adjustment (Open)~1 pt toward Georgia SouthernOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Open)Georgia Southern -25Opening Market ConsensusGeorgia Southern -25.5Unexplained at open~0.5 pts toward Georgia SouthernSince openFactor adjustment (In-Week)~1.5 pts toward Georgia SouthernOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Current)Georgia Southern -26.5Current Market ConsensusGeorgia Southern -25.5Unexplained gap~1 pt toward Charleston SouthernExplore similar gaps Lopsided game-flow uncertainty~2.5 pts toward Georgia SouthernAt open ~1 pt toward Georgia SouthernIn-week ~1.5 pts toward Georgia Southern

Lopsided game-flow uncertainty

~2.5 pts toward Georgia SouthernAt open ~1 pt toward Georgia SouthernIn-week ~1.5 pts toward Georgia Southern
Estimate is uncertain

Comparable games put Georgia Southern's chance of winning by at least 28 at about 54%. Historically, the market shaded about 2.5 points toward Georgia Southern (average-estimate range 1.8–3.6), but actual results were too noisy to treat that as a dependable OV Line adjustment.

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Completed gameWhat happened?Charleston Southern 0 · Georgia Southern 31
Pregame OV Line
Georgia Southern -24
Final recorded market
Georgia Southern -25.5
OV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line
Georgia Southern -26.5
Actual margin
Georgia Southern by 31

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

Pregame Win Probability
Charleston Southern 3.9%Georgia Southern 96.1%

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Charleston SouthernVSGeorgia Southern

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Overall Rating-9.6 · #99
Offense Rating-3.1
Defense Rating-6.5

2025 Performance

Offense PPA/Play0.20
Offense Success Rate44.1%
Defense PPA/Play Allowed0.27
Defense Success Rate Allowed48.8%

2026 Outlook

Market Win Total5.0
Playoff Odds0.1%
Strength of Schedule Rank90th