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College football · Week 8 · Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 PM ET

California at SMU

Final

Model value

California
11%
Model estimate
12%Market implied
SMUModel pick
89%
Model estimate
88%Market implied

The pick

Pick locked at-1000BetRiversThis price grades the pick
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Odds as of Oct 23, 2026, 11:00 AM ET, when the pick was locked. Live odds close at kickoff.

ModelAt lock: 89%
MarketAt lock: 88%

Model pick: SMU (Strong). At the locked price the estimated value is -1.7%, below the +2.5% value bar, so it is not a value pick.

Saved Oct 23, 2026, 11:00 AM ET. Locked picks are never edited or deleted.

Final result

Result
Win
California 20 - SMU 59
Units
+0.10u
1 flat unit at the locked price
Closing-line value
-3.0%
locked price vs the last pre-kickoff line

1 unit = your standard bet. Example: +0.10u is +$1.00 at $10 per bet.

Odds history

  • Oct 23, 2026, 11:00 AM ET: pick locked at -1000 (BetRivers), model 89%, market 88%.
  • Last pre-kickoff check (check 5): market-implied 88.2% for the pick.

No odds snapshots were saved for this game (it was logged before history tracking started). Snapshots are saved each time the model runs, so later games build a full history.

Value bar for College football: +2.5% estimated value. Which price counts: the "Pick locked at" price, not live odds.