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2020 GRT college football picks: Week 15

GRT's SPM
Our spreads (opening) SP+ spreads (mid-week)
Cat. 1 (all games) Cat. 2 Cat. 3 All games
Week 11 22-21 (51.16%) 12-2 (85.71%) 5-0 (100%) 23-20 (53.49%)
Week 12 18-23 (43.90%) 5-7 (41.67%) 4-2 (66.67%) 20-21 (48.78%)
Week 13 23-20 (53.49%) 7-5 (58.33%) 4-3 (57.14%) 21-21 (50%)
Week 14 27-18 (60%) 12-5 (70.59%) 7-4 (63.64%) 27-18 (60%)
Season 239-210 (53.23%) 92-74 (55.42%) 47-37 (55.95%)
SP+
Our spreads (opening) Official results
Week 11 21-22 (48.84%) 18-24-1 (43%)
Week 12 23-18 (56.10%) 25-16 (61%)
Week 13 22-21 (51.16%) 18-26 (41%)
Week 14 20-25 (44.44%) 20-25 (44%)
Season 246-203 (54.79%) 229-217-6 (51.3%)

Pretty good week for the ol’ GRT Statsy Preview Machine. It went 27-18 (60%) overall, 12-5 (70.59%) in Category 2, and 7-4 (63.64%) in Category 3. For the season, the Machine is now 239-210 (53.23%) in Category 1, 92-74 (55.42%) in Category 2, and 47-37 (55.95%) in Category 3.

Of the seven “Category 4” games, one was postponed, and I excluded another because it wasn’t actually a Category 4 game. The others went 3-2 (60%), making the results for the five weeks we’ve been tracking them 14-3 (82.35%).

Using the same spreads as SP+, the Machine was also 27-18 (60%) overall for the week.

SP+ had a rough week, going 20-25 (44%) officially, using its own spreads. It happens. For the season, SP+ is 229-217-6 (51.3%). It did the same against our spreads this week and is now 246-203 (54.79%) for the season against the same Vegas opening spreads that we use.

Below are the GRT Statsy Preview Machine’s picks for Week 15 of the 2020 college football season. As always, if you’re wondering why we do this or what I mean when I refer to “confidence” and when I place game predictions into different categories, check out this post. Also, in case it’s not perfectly clear from the above results, spreads matter.

GRT SPM 2020 Week 15 Picks

Away Home Favorite Spread SPM Favorite SPM Spread Favorite...
Virginia Virginia Tech Virginia Tech -2.5 Virginia Tech -2.3 Doesn't Cover
USC UCLA USC -3 USC -2.7 Doesn't Cover
Charlotte Marshall Marshall -20.5 Marshall -19.9 Doesn't Cover
Florida Atlantic Southern Mississippi Florida Atlantic -8.5 Florida Atlantic -9.4 Covers
San Diego State BYU BYU -15.5 BYU -16.9 Covers
California Washington State California 0 Washington State -1.8 Doesn't cover
Wisconsin Iowa Iowa -2.5 Iowa -0.5 Doesn't Cover
Arizona State Arizona Arizona State -8.5 Arizona State -10.9 Covers
Appalachian State Georgia Southern Appalachian State -9.5 Appalachian State -12 Covers
Alabama Arkansas Alabama -31 Alabama -33.7 Covers
Central Michigan Toledo Toledo -10.5 Toledo -7.5 Doesn't Cover
Boise State Wyoming Boise State -13.5 Boise State -10.3 Doesn't Cover
Western Michigan Ball State Ball State -2.5 Western Michigan -0.8 Doesn't cover
Cincinnati Tulsa Cincinnati -13 Cincinnati -16.5 Covers
Tennessee Vanderbilt Tennessee -15 Tennessee -11.4 Doesn't Cover
Coastal Carolina Troy Coastal Carolina -14 Coastal Carolina -18 Covers
LSU Florida Florida -22.5 Florida -18.2 Doesn't Cover
Duke Florida State Florida State -4 Duke -0.4 Doesn't cover
Houston Memphis Houston -2.5 Memphis -2 Doesn't cover
Oklahoma West Virginia Oklahoma -10.5 Oklahoma -15 Covers
Purdue Indiana Indiana -13 Indiana -8.3 Doesn't Cover
Michigan Ohio State Ohio State -30 Ohio State -25.2 Doesn't Cover
Nevada San Jose State San Jose State -3.5 San Jose State -9.2 Covers
North Carolina Miami (Florida) Miami (Florida) -3 Miami (Florida) -8.9 Covers
North Texas UTEP North Texas -9.5 North Texas -3.6 Doesn't Cover
Washington Oregon Oregon -5 Washington -1.1 Doesn't cover
Oklahoma State Baylor Oklahoma State -4.5 Oklahoma State -11 Covers
Fresno State New Mexico Fresno State -12 Fresno State -5.1 Doesn't Cover
Auburn Mississippi State Auburn -9 Auburn -16.3 Covers
Utah State Colorado State Colorado State -12 Colorado State -4.6 Doesn't Cover
Pittsburgh Georgia Tech Pittsburgh -6.5 Pittsburgh -14.4 Covers
Illinois Northwestern Northwestern -14 Northwestern -22 Covers
Incarnate Word Arkansas State Arkansas State -21.5 Arkansas State -30.3 Covers
UNLV Hawaii Hawaii -21.5 Hawaii -12.7 Doesn't Cover
Michigan State Penn State Penn State -13.5 Penn State -3 Doesn't Cover
Georgia Missouri Georgia -12.5 Georgia -23.2 Covers
Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan -3.5 Eastern Michigan -14.4 Covers
Stanford Oregon State Stanford -4 Oregon State -6.9 Doesn't cover
Ohio Kent State Kent State -6 Ohio -5 Doesn't cover
Minnesota Nebraska Nebraska -9.5 Minnesota -1.8 Doesn't cover
Utah Colorado Colorado -2.5 Colorado -14.5 Covers
Rutgers Maryland Maryland -7.5 Rutgers -4.5 Doesn't cover
Navy Army Army -5.5 Army -17.5 Covers
UAB Rice UAB -9 Rice -3.6 Doesn't cover
Akron Buffalo Buffalo -33.5 Buffalo -46.3 Covers
Miami (Ohio) Bowling Green Miami (Ohio) -21.5 Miami (Ohio) -34.5 Covers
Wake Forest Louisville Louisville -3 Wake Forest -12.8 Doesn't cover
Louisiana Tech TCU TCU -20.5 Louisiana Tech -3.6 Doesn't cover
Texas Kansas Texas -31 Texas -59.7 Covers

This week, there are 12 Category 3 games, those that the GRT Statsy Preview Machine likes particularly well. Of those, six make the Category 4 cut because they also agree with SP+:

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