Georgia Tech’s points of margin with Justice Haynes and without Justice Haynes
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Georgia Tech was 3.2 points under with Justice Haynes and 2.7 points over without Justice Haynes in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are -5.4 and -10.0, a difference of 4.6. All 5 home games were with Justice Haynes. All 3 night games were with Justice Haynes. All 3 nonconference games were with Justice Haynes.
Justice Haynes, running back: 548 rushing yards, 112 carries and 13 receptions in 7 games this season.
One game without Justice Haynes is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
points of margin a game over expected
with Justice Haynes
−3.2
without Justice Haynes
+2.7
-20020
plain
-5.4
-10.0
-20020
The games
with Justice Hayneswithout Justice Haynes
| Side | Date | Game | Result | points of margin | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | vs Colorado | L | -1 | -3.4 | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Tennessee | L | -21 | -23.7 | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs Mercer | W | 33 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @ Stanford | L | -7 | 2.2 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | vs Duke | W | 3 | -17.1 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | @ Virginia Tech | L | -10 | -12.7 | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | vs Boston College | L | -22 | 5.7 | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | @ Pittsburgh | L | -23 | -15.5 |
Method
- Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 3.7 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
- Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 79% of the difference the model predicts.
- Mercer has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists for 4 of these 8 games; in the other 4 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.