Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Troy · Conference game
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4-3 · Power #101
24
final
Final
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1-7 · Power #97
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
CCU -3.5
✓ TROY W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
CCU 28–25 TROY
✗ CCU (58%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCCU -4.5
CloseCCU -3.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Troy
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CCU -4.5 · closed CCU -3.5 · moved 1 toward TROYmodel CCU -1
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 46% (109 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 53% (89 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCCU -4.5
CloseCCU -3.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
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 CCU as a 3.5-point road favorite at TROY, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: TROY won 38–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 51.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.9 against an average line of 3.1; 56.9 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.56–31 L U52
Very close
HOU @ NAVY
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-338–20 W O51
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.520–23 L U50
Very close
KENT @ BGSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-2.7540–6 W U55.75
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-5.524–27 L U53.75
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-128–7 W U46.5
Very close
LT @ RICE
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation
-431–35 L O52.5
Very close
CSU @ HAW
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form
-345–50 L O53.75
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1.7555–17 W O53
Very close
WSU @ STAN
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-352–14 W O48.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 Coastal Carolina 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.

Troy home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (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
CCU−2.5 →−5.7▼ 3.2#93
TROY+2.8 →−9.7▼ 12.5#106
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

CCU
Longer bar = better
TROY
#59
Offense
◀ CCU better
#105
#102
Defense
Even
#103
+0.4 #40
Turnovers
◀ CCU better
−0.6 #108
64 plays #91
Pace
◀ CCU faster
60 plays #125
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CCU has the ball
Advantage: CCU offense
CCU offTROY defEdge
Points / game 31.9 #42 28.3 #94 CCU
Yards / play 6.18 #47 6.14 #107 CCU
PPA / play +0.18 #52 +0.17 #103 CCU
Success rate 41% #95 45% #109 Even
When TROY has the ball
Even matchup
TROY offCCU defEdge
Points / game 20.5 #120 31.6 #115 Even
Yards / play 5.44 #95 5.95 #96 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #106 +0.14 #91 Even
Success rate 41% #98 44% #104 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CCU scoring against the TROY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CCU scored
8.9
#21
9.9
#44
18.7
#26
7.3
#44
5.9
#98
13.1
#68
TROY allowed
5.8
#84
9.1
#99
14.9
#94
8.0
#117
5.4
#48
13.4
#90
TROY scoring against the CCU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TROY scored
2.1
#129
6.8
#105
8.9
#124
6.0
#72
5.6
#104
11.6
#96
CCU allowed
5.9
#85
10.9
#123
16.7
#109
5.4
#59
9.4
#118
14.9
#108

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TROY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CCU14d bye
TROY7d
CCU +7 days
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 133fast