Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Troy
Weather at kickoff68°F9 mphgusts 25Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-4 · Power #61
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10-2 · Power #29
49
▲ winner
Closing spread
TROY -5.5
✓ TROY W
Total
52
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
APP 22–28 TROY
✓ TROY (67%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTROY -5.5
Total52
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Market

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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 51% (45 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTROY -5.5
Total52
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like TROY as a 5.5-point home favorite against APP, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: TROY won 49–23; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 52, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.6 against an average line of 5.4; 54.8 points a game (usually 53.7). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
SDSU vs USU
2021 · Week 14 · very close · similar season form & situation
-6.513–46 L O49.5
Very close
PITT vs DUKE
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.528–26 L O49
Very close
BAY vs BYU
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-5.538–24 W O52.5
Very close
BOIS vs FRES
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & rest
-316–28 L U54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.529–16 W U52.5
Very close
CIN vs ECU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-4.527–25 L O51.5
Very close
TULN vs MEM
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-738–28 W O55.5
Very close
TLSA vs TULN
2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form
-530–24 W U56
Very close
TROY vs CCU
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation
-6.545–26 W O49
Very close
NCST vs LOU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-628–13 W U57
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight App State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

App State 3-0-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
APP−1.3 →+1.1▲ 2.4#59
TROY0.0 →+6.6▲ 6.6#33
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

APP
Longer bar = better
TROY
#29
Offense
◀ APP better
#62
#74
Defense
TROY better ▶
#12
+0.3 #36
Turnovers
Even
+0.3 #47
71 plays #25
Pace
◀ APP faster
68 plays #52
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When APP has the ball
Even matchup
APP offTROY defEdge
Points / game 35.8 #17 16.7 #10 Even
Yards / play 6.41 #31 4.74 #12 Even
PPA / play +0.22 #31 −0.06 #7 TROY
Success rate 45% #38 37% #20 Even
When TROY has the ball
Even matchup
TROY offAPP defEdge
Points / game 29.7 #55 26.7 #73 Even
Yards / play 6.20 #42 5.69 #76 TROY
PPA / play +0.14 #61 +0.11 #73 Even
Success rate 40% #90 42% #74 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
APP scoring against the TROY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
APP scored
5.3
#85
11.1
#21
16.4
#40
8.9
#12
9.3
#16
18.3
#8
TROY allowed
3.4
#18
5.3
#23
8.8
#15
3.4
#13
4.5
#19
7.9
#12
TROY scoring against the APP defense
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TROY scored
4.0
#108
10.4
#27
14.4
#68
5.4
#83
9.8
#12
15.3
#37
APP allowed
4.7
#46
8.6
#87
13.3
#71
5.5
#60
6.6
#70
12.1
#65

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TROY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
68° · 9 mph
gusts 25 mph · 0.047 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
APP7d
TROY7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 133fast

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