Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at App State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff65°F9 mphgusts 27DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
2-4 · Power #110
26
final
Final
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2-4 · Power #99
33
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Georgia State
Total
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
Opened 62.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 3 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-644–7 W U59.5
Very close
GAST vs TXST
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form
-10.528–16 W U58.5
Close
CMU vs BALL
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-7.516–17 L U63.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-6.545–14 W U68
Close
NIU vs CMU
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation
-4.522–35 L O54
Close
UNT vs LT
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest
-6.547–27 W O68.25
Close
WMU vs EMU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total
-4.523–45 L O55.5
Close
TULN vs USF
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-5.545–14 W U59.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-320–17 P U54.5
Close
ARMY vs ULM
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation
-6.548–24 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%)
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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
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

GAST
Longer bar = better
APP
#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
When GAST has the ball
Advantage: GAST offense
GAST offAPP defEdge
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
When APP has the ball
Advantage: APP offense
APP offGAST defEdge
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
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GAST scored
2.2
#128
6.0
#109
8.2
#125
7.8
#37
5.2
#107
13.0
#76
APP allowed
12.5
#133
12.8
#130
25.3
#132
6.5
#92
6.3
#73
12.8
#82
APP scoring against the GAST defense
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APP scored
2.2
#128
11.5
#23
13.7
#79
5.2
#86
6.8
#76
12.0
#88
GAST allowed
7.7
#116
6.8
#57
14.5
#91
5.8
#70
10.0
#124
15.8
#118

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
APP +2.5
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