Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Troy · Conference game
Weather at kickoff73°F12 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-2 · Power #107
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3-2 · Power #29
37
▲ winner
Closing spread
TROY -16.5
✓ TROY W
Total
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Model before kickoff
ARST 15–32 TROY
✓ TROY (88%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTROY -16.5
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TROY vs ULM
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1534–16 W O48.5
Very close
UK vs VAN
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1721–24 L U45.5
Very close
M-OH vs BGSU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1734–7 W U52
Very close
UCF vs USF
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1717–13 L U62
Very close
USA vs ODU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-16.527–20 L P47
Very close
BOIS vs USU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-16.542–23 W O52
Very close
TROY vs TXST
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-16.517–14 L U47
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-16.529–27 L O46
Very close
SJSU vs HAW
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-15.2527–14 L U58
Very close
HOU vs USF
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & season form
-17.542–27 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%)
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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

ARST
Longer bar = better
TROY
#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
When ARST has the ball
Advantage: TROY defense
ARST offTROY defEdge
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
When TROY has the ball
Advantage: TROY offense
TROY offARST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
9.6
#19
4.6
#125
14.2
#72
7.0
#58
4.8
#104
11.8
#88
TROY allowed
4.0
#47
9.6
#100
13.6
#80
3.4
#35
6.8
#74
10.2
#48
TROY scoring against the ARST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TROY scored
4.8
#85
8.0
#78
12.8
#90
7.0
#58
6.2
#78
13.2
#74
ARST allowed
7.6
#116
11.6
#122
19.2
#123
9.6
#120
7.6
#93
17.2
#120

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TROY +2.5
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