#50

Virginia Cavaliers

ACC · 11-3

Scott Stadium · 61,500 seats

Virginia Cavaliers rank #50 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.054 points per play (Elo 1639), a 11-3 record in the ACC, and 32% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 9-5 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.054
#50 of 136
Elo
1639
Off EPA/play
+0.029
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.065
lower is better
Off success
+0.014
Def success
-0.040
Off explosive
+0.001
Def explosive
-0.022
Rush EPA
+0.067
offense
Pass EPA
+0.002
offense
Pts / drive
2.56
10.9 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.32
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 Virginia's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.031

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining32%

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

Returning production28%

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

Recruiting talent+0.09σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+7.3 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Rating trajectory

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

+0.06-0.03Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsCoastal CarolinaW 487-7.0-13.5W
2@NC StateL 3135-11.3-2.8L
3vsWilliam & MaryW 5516-29.3-30.5W
4vsStanfordW 4820-11.9-16.5W
5vsFlorida StateW 4638+0.6+7.0W
6@LouisvilleW 3027-12.0-6.5W
8vsWashington StateW 2220-10.7-16.5L
9@North CarolinaW 1716+13.4+11.5L
10@CaliforniaW 3121+3.1+6.5W
11vsWake ForestL 916-10.0-7.0L
12@DukeW 3417-0.6-5.5W
14vsVirginia TechW 277-15.7-8.5W
15NDukeL 2027-4.3-3.5L
17NMissouriW 137-9.4-4.0W

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

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