#8

Vanderbilt Commodores

SEC · 10-3

FirstBank Stadium · 40,351 seats

Vanderbilt Commodores rank #8 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.141 points per play (Elo 1738), a 10-3 record in the SEC, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 10-3 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.141
#8 of 136
Elo
1738
Off EPA/play
+0.178
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.021
lower is better
Off success
+0.077
Def success
-0.018
Off explosive
+0.032
Def explosive
-0.008
Rush EPA
+0.149
offense
Pass EPA
+0.204
offense
Pts / drive
3.63
9.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
5.32
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Vanderbilt's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.026

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production86%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.21σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-0.5 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Diego Pavia7 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.140.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsCharleston SouthernW 453-37.8-38.0W
2@Virginia TechW 4420+0.3-2.0W
3@South CarolinaW 317-11.2-3.0W
4vsGeorgia StateW 7021-23.1-27.5W
5vsUtah StateW 5535-15.4-23.5L
6@AlabamaL 1430-7.3-13.5L
8vsLSUW 3124-0.7-1.5W
9vsMissouriW 1710-2.4-3.0W
10@TexasL 3134-4.2-3.5W
11vsAuburnW 4538-12.8-6.0W
13vsKentuckyW 4517-12.5-7.0W
14@TennesseeW 4524-2.5-2.5W
17NIowaL 2734-9.2-3.0L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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