Thu, Oct 3, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Troy · Conference game
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2-2 · Power #54
38
▲ winner
Final
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1-4 · Power #97
17
final
Closing spread
TXST -14.5
✓ TXST W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
TXST 36–23 TROY
✓ TXST (82%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -14.5
CloseTXST -14.5
Total57.5 → 55.5
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 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -14.5 · unchangedmodel TXST -5.5
Opened 57.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 downmodel 58.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–16.5 since 2023: won 90%, covered 57% (40 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -14.5
CloseTXST -14.5
Total57.5 → 55.5
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 TXST as a 14.5-point road favorite at TROY, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: TXST won 38–17; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 55 points stayed under 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 11.4 against an average line of 12.5; 59.6 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MEM @ TEM
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & total
-1131–34 L O58.5
Very close
CCU @ USA
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-1527–21 L U55
Close
CCU @ ULM
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total
-12.528–21 L U58
Close
TULN @ USF
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form
-1245–31 W O55
Close
UTSA @ RICE
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & spread
-1441–7 W U56
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & total
-13.538–21 W O54.5
Close
FLA @ VAN
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-1424–31 L U58
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-1155–7 W O51
Close
ORST @ COLO
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-11.534–37 L O55.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-1032–31 L O49.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal 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.

Total moved down 2
57.5 → 55.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Texas State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
TXST−3.2 →−0.4▲ 2.8#68
TROY+2.8 →−7.7▼ 10.5#100
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

TXST
Longer bar = better
TROY
#44
Offense
◀ TXST better
#82
#59
Defense
◀ TXST better
#101
−0.8 #110
Turnovers
TROY better ▶
−0.2 #84
74 plays #10
Pace
◀ TXST faster
58 plays #130
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offTROY defEdge
Points / game 37.5 #22 25.8 #84 TXST
Yards / play 6.13 #56 6.08 #103 TXST
PPA / play +0.21 #48 +0.18 #104 TXST
Success rate 45% #49 46% #114 TXST
When TROY has the ball
Advantage: TXST defense
TROY offTXST defEdge
Points / game 21.4 #112 27.0 #91 TXST
Yards / play 5.77 #80 4.68 #28 TXST
PPA / play +0.20 #51 +0.09 #75 TROY
Success rate 42% #83 37% #41 TXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TXST scoring against the TROY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
14.5
#4
12.0
#26
26.5
#6
6.0
#75
5.0
#102
11.0
#99
TROY allowed
3.2
#31
6.6
#58
9.8
#48
9.0
#119
7.0
#88
16.0
#115
TROY scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TROY scored
3.4
#110
7.6
#79
11.0
#100
4.0
#109
6.4
#74
10.4
#107
TXST allowed
2.5
#19
8.8
#95
11.3
#65
9.3
#122
6.5
#77
15.8
#113

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TROY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 4 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TXST5d short
TROY5d short
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
TROY backup QB started
Not the usual starter