Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Troy · Conference game
Closing spread
TROY -16.5
✓ TROY W
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Model before kickoff
ARST 15–32 TROY
✓ TROY (88%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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CloseTROY -16.5
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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 16.5-point home favorite against ARST, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: TROY won 37–3; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 85%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.5 against an average line of 16.5; 47.5 points a game (usually 55.4). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3.
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-15 | 34–16 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-17 | 21–24 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-17 | 34–7 | W | U52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-17 | 17–13 | L | U62 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-16.5 | 27–20 | L | P47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-16.5 | 42–23 | W | O52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-16.5 | 17–14 | L | U47 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-16.5 | 29–27 | L | O46 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-15.25 | 27–14 | L | U58 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-17.5 | 42–27 | L | O59 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Arkansas State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Troy ATS struggles (1-4)
Troy have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Troy home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Troy 0-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-2 60% | 3-2 60% | 2-2 50% | |
| 3-2 60% | 1-4 20% | 2-3 40% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARST−20.5 →−13.4▲ 7.1#127
TROY0.0 →+0.2▲ 0.2#59
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#73
Offense
Even#83
#120
Defense
TROY better ▶#40
−0.6 #108
Turnovers
◀ ARST better−0.8 #122
64 plays #96
Pace
TROY faster ▶68 plays #52
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARST off | TROY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #89 | 23.8 #62 | TROY |
| Yards / play | 5.95 #59 | 4.93 #35 | TROY |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #53 | −0.03 #26 | TROY |
| Success rate | 40% #90 | 37% #36 | TROY |
| TROY off | ARST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #90 | 36.4 #129 | TROY |
| Yards / play | 6.08 #53 | 6.26 #116 | TROY |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #80 | +0.24 #120 | TROY |
| Success rate | 38% #109 | 46% #116 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ARST scoring against the TROY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.6 #19 | 4.6 #125 | 14.2 #72 | 7.0 #58 | 4.8 #104 | 11.8 #88 | |
4.0 #47 | 9.6 #100 | 13.6 #80 | 3.4 #35 | 6.8 #74 | 10.2 #48 |
TROY scoring against the ARST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #85 | 8.0 #78 | 12.8 #90 | 7.0 #58 | 6.2 #78 | 13.2 #74 | |
7.6 #116 | 11.6 #122 | 19.2 #123 | 9.6 #120 | 7.6 #93 | 17.2 #120 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 12 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ARST7d
TROY7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast
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