Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARST -7
0.5 → ARST
CloseARST -7.5
0.5 pts toward Arkansas State
Total
Open52.5
▼ 2
Close50.5
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
model ARST -1
Opened 52.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-4.5 | 26–33 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-7.5 | 14–17 | L | U50 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total |
-4.5 | 22–35 | L | O54 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 26–23 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & season form |
-10 | 10–12 | L | U48.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-7 | 48–14 | W | O56.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-8 | 34–30 | L | O48.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-6.5 | 31–24 | W | O52.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form |
-8.5 | 27–42 | L | O49.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6 | 38–39 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 312 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 36% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 5-5 50% | 3-5 38% | 4-4 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
TROY 1–0 ARST
TROY leads · 1 game since 2023 · TROY has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 2023 | Arkansas State 3 @ Troy 37 | TROY -16.5 | TROY 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
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| TROY off | ARST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARST off | TROY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.4 #127 | 7.3 #90 | 9.7 #115 | 3.9 #109 | 5.4 #106 | 9.3 #115 | |
6.4 #97 | 9.3 #99 | 15.7 #100 | 6.4 #88 | 9.3 #117 | 15.7 #116 |
ARST scoring against the TROY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #75 | 3.7 #130 | 9.4 #118 | 6.3 #70 | 6.9 #75 | 13.1 #67 | |
4.7 #57 | 9.0 #93 | 13.7 #85 | 8.7 #122 | 5.0 #40 | 13.7 #93 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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