Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Troy · Conference game
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4-4 · Power #110
23
▲ winner
Final
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6-2 · Power #99
10
final
Closing spread
TROY -7.5
✓ ARST W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 33 pts
Model before kickoff
ARST 22–30 TROY
✗ TROY (71%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTROY -7.5
CloseTROY -7.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TROY -7.5 · unchangedmodel TROY -9
Opened 55.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 downmodel 52
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 58% (177 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTROY -7.5
CloseTROY -7.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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 7.5-point home favorite against ARST, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ARST won 23–10 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 33 points stayed under 52.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 10.8 against an average line of 7.1; 49.2 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings & total
-9.535–20 W O51.5
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-735–23 W O47.5
Very close
OHIO vs BGSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-5.538–14 W U52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.542–37 L O57
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-956–17 W O54.5
Very close
TXST vs ARST
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-616–13 L U50
Very close
USM vs ARST
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-4.520–19 L U53
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-734–27 P O48
Very close
CMU vs WMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1010–12 L U48.75
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.514–10 L U49
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Troy ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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

Arkansas State away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Troy ATS trend (7-1)
Troy have covered 88% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Troy 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Troy 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 3
55.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
ARST−9.7 →−11.8▼ 2.1#111
TROY−7.1 →−5.9▲ 1.2#87
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

ARST
Longer bar = better
TROY
#93
Offense
Even
#83
#117
Defense
TROY better ▶
#75
−0.3 #92
Turnovers
TROY better ▶
+0.3 #54
74 plays #7
Pace
◀ ARST faster
66 plays #87
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARST has the ball
Even matchup
ARST offTROY defEdge
Points / game 23.6 #98 24.3 #71 TROY
Yards / play 5.09 #109 5.58 #79 TROY
PPA / play +0.09 #90 +0.11 #81 Even
Success rate 42% #76 41% #69 Even
When TROY has the ball
Advantage: TROY offense
TROY offARST defEdge
Points / game 29.1 #65 28.5 #96 TROY
Yards / play 5.21 #102 6.61 #131 TROY
PPA / play +0.13 #69 +0.21 #121 TROY
Success rate 41% #97 46% #120 TROY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ARST scoring against the TROY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
4.8
#99
7.6
#82
12.4
#92
3.4
#123
7.9
#47
11.3
#89
TROY allowed
7.0
#104
6.0
#41
13.0
#74
7.1
#106
4.1
#21
11.3
#56
TROY scoring against the ARST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TROY scored
4.8
#99
7.6
#82
12.4
#92
4.6
#97
10.4
#6
15.0
#40
ARST allowed
11.6
#135
5.3
#29
16.9
#118
4.4
#46
7.3
#89
11.6
#66

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TROY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 1 mph
gusts 2 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARST7d
TROY7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast