Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at App State · Conference game
Closing spread
APP -7.5
✓ GAST W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
GAST 24–32 APP
✓ APP (70%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAPP -9
CloseAPP -7.5
Total62.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenAPP -9
1.5 → GAST
CloseAPP -7.5
1.5 pts toward Georgia State
Total
Open62.5
▼ 3
Close59.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened APP -9 · closed APP -7.5 · moved 1.5 toward GASTmodel APP -6
model APP -6
Opened 62.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 3 downmodel 56
model 56
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 55% (91 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (73 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAPP -9
CloseAPP -7.5
Total62.5 → 59.5
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
APP as a 7.5-point home favorite against GAST, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: APP won 33–26; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 59 points stayed under 59.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 12.2 against an average line of 6.1; 55.4 points a game (usually 53.7). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-6 | 44–7 | W | U59.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form |
-10.5 | 28–16 | W | U58.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 16–17 | L | U63.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6.5 | 45–14 | W | U68 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation |
-4.5 | 22–35 | L | O54 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 47–27 | W | O68.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total |
-4.5 | 23–45 | L | O55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total |
-5.5 | 45–14 | W | U59.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 48–24 | W | O55.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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.
Georgia State ATS struggles (1-4)
Georgia State have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Market moved toward Georgia State
1.5 pts (APP -9 → APP -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
62.5 → 59.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 12 in the 4th quarter and got 11. 46% of games with totals 55.5–63.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 3-6 33% | 4-5 44% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-5 44% | 4-5 44% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
GAST 0–1 APP
APP leads · 1 game since 2023 · APP has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 2023 | App State 42 @ Georgia State 14 | GAST -3 | APP W |
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
GAST−5.1 →−11.0▼ 5.9#111
APP−0.7 →−9.0▼ 8.3#101
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#101
Offense
APP better ▶#81
#115
Defense
◀ GAST better#133
+0.2 #61
Turnovers
◀ GAST better−1.7 #136
70 plays #37
Pace
APP faster ▶75 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GAST off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.2 #114 | 38.2 #130 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.53 #90 | 6.88 #133 | GAST |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #103 | +0.36 #137 | GAST |
| Success rate | 41% #95 | 51% #133 | GAST |
| APP off | GAST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.7 #88 | 30.3 #106 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.82 #72 | 6.23 #115 | APP |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #86 | +0.23 #121 | APP |
| Success rate | 43% #77 | 46% #117 | APP |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
GAST scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.2 #128 | 6.0 #109 | 8.2 #125 | 7.8 #37 | 5.2 #107 | 13.0 #76 | |
12.5 #133 | 12.8 #130 | 25.3 #132 | 6.5 #92 | 6.3 #73 | 12.8 #82 |
APP scoring against the GAST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.2 #128 | 11.5 #23 | 13.7 #79 | 5.2 #86 | 6.8 #76 | 12.0 #88 | |
7.7 #116 | 6.8 #57 | 14.5 #91 | 5.8 #70 | 10.0 #124 | 15.8 #118 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 9 mph
gusts 27 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GAST9d
APP14d bye
APP +5 days
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
GAST +2,297 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
GAST backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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