Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff67°F8 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
1-6 · Power #97
31
final
Final
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4-3 · Power #113
34
▲ winner
Closing spread
ARST -7.5
✓ TROY W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
TROY 23–30 ARST
✓ ARST (67%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARST -7
CloseARST -7.5
Total52.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Arkansas State
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARST -7 · closed ARST -7.5 · moved 0.5 toward ARSTmodel ARST -1
Opened 52.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 56% (96 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARST -7
CloseARST -7.5
Total52.5 → 50.5
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 ARST as a 7.5-point home favorite against TROY, the favorite won 4, covered 2, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: ARST won 34–31; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 50.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Below normal · usually 70%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 50%

Wins below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 0.7 against an average line of 7; 54.5 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-4.526–33 L O47.5
Very close
NU vs M-OH
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & season form
-7.514–17 L U50
Very close
NIU vs CMU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total
-4.522–35 L O54
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-7.526–23 L O47.5
Very close
CMU vs WMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & season form
-1010–12 L U48.75
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & spread
-748–14 W O56.75
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form
-834–30 L O48.5
Close
CLT vs RICE
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar total & team ratings
-6.531–24 W O52.25
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form
-8.527–42 L O49.25
Close
CMU vs NIU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-638–39 L O56
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
Moderate Arkansas State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.

Troy ATS struggles (2-5)
Troy have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Troy 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved down 2
52.5 → 50.5. · 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
TROY+2.8 →−9.1▼ 11.9#102
ARST−7.6 →−10.6▼ 3.0#109
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

TROY
Longer bar = better
ARST
#111
Offense
Even
#104
#103
Defense
◀ TROY better
#126
−0.4 #102
Turnovers
ARST better ▶
0.0 #75
59 plays #130
Pace
ARST faster ▶
72 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TROY has the ball
Even matchup
TROY offARST defEdge
Points / game 19.0 #123 31.4 #113 Even
Yards / play 5.24 #105 6.72 #129 TROY
PPA / play +0.05 #104 +0.28 #129 TROY
Success rate 38% #110 50% #132 TROY
When ARST has the ball
Even matchup
ARST offTROY defEdge
Points / game 22.6 #107 27.4 #94 Even
Yards / play 5.12 #112 6.07 #105 Even
PPA / play +0.10 #83 +0.17 #104 ARST
Success rate 38% #113 44% #108 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TROY scoring against the ARST defense
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TROY scored
2.4
#127
7.3
#90
9.7
#115
3.9
#109
5.4
#106
9.3
#115
ARST allowed
6.4
#97
9.3
#99
15.7
#100
6.4
#88
9.3
#117
15.7
#116
ARST scoring against the TROY defense
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ARST scored
5.7
#75
3.7
#130
9.4
#118
6.3
#70
6.9
#75
13.1
#67
TROY allowed
4.7
#57
9.0
#93
13.7
#85
8.7
#122
5.0
#40
13.7
#93

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 8 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TROY11d
ARST7d
TROY +4 days
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
TROY backup QB started
Not the usual starter