Matchup analysis
Before kickoff our model projected Fort Valley State 33, West Georgia 20.7 at University Stadium (GA) in Week 4. That is a solid edge: Fort Valley State wins about 79% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 12.3 points and 53.7 combined points.
Fort Valley State has not played a game yet this season, so its number leans on last year's results. West Georgia is 0-4, scoring 11 and allowing 39.5 points per game (-28.5 per game).
College football is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 14 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between Fort Valley State by 35 and West Georgia by 10 about 80% of the time.
West Georgia gets about 2.1 points for playing at home. Fort Valley State is still favoured on the road, so the ratings gap is bigger than the value of playing at home. The game is on ESPN+.
Result: Fort Valley State 7, West Georgia 49. West Georgia won, so this goes down as a miss for the model (margin off by 54.3 points).
Market lines
Market lines · Source: The Odds API, ESPN, Action Network · Updated Oct 29, 11:25 AM UTC. Shown for information; not an input to our projections.
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Original projection vs new formula
| Projection | Score | Win prob | Margin miss | Total miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original projection | Fort Valley State 33.0, West Georgia 20.7 | Fort Valley State 79%wrong winner | 54.3 | 2.3 |
| New formula | Fort Valley State 22.9, West Georgia 29.4 | West Georgia 65%right winner | 35.5 | 3.7 |
Final: Fort Valley State 7, West Georgia 49. Original = the number we posted before kickoff. New formula (2026-10-21 matchup terms) = the current model re-run with only the games played before this one.
More: Fort Valley State schedule · West Georgia schedule · all Week 4 projections
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