Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Army
Weather at kickoff49°F3 mphWet0.1 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-2 · Power #29
19
▲ winner
Final
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2-3 · Power #104
0
final
Closing spread
TROY -6.5
✓ TROY W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 19 pts
Model before kickoff
TROY 24–18 ARMY
✓ TROY (66%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseTROY -6.5
Total41.5
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Total
 
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseTROY -6.5
Total41.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like TROY as a 6.5-point road favorite at ARMY, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: TROY won 19–0; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 19 points stayed under 41.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
7 of 978%
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 10.1 against an average line of 6.2; 50.7 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-619–24 L P43
Very close
UAB @ RICE
2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & total
-721–16 L U42.5
Very close
PITT @ BC
2020 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-6.530–31 L O42.5
Very close
UAB @ FAU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-4.7517–24 L U45
Very close
PITT @ UVA
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest
-5.537–7 W O41.5
Very close
USA @ USM
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.527–20 L O45
Very close
UL @ TROY
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & season form
-6.535–21 W O48
Very close
MINN @ NU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.541–14 W O43.5
Very close
ASU @ WASH
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-635–30 L O45.5
Close
PITT @ MIA
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-4.2542–16 W O44
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Army ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

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 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TROY0.0 →+1.6▲ 1.6#55
ARMY−0.7 →−3.4▼ 2.7#85
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

TROY
Longer bar = better
ARMY
#74
Offense
Even
#79
#22
Defense
◀ TROY better
#60
−0.8 #121
Turnovers
ARMY better ▶
−0.4 #100
69 plays #55
Pace
◀ TROY faster
63 plays #106
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TROY has the ball
Even matchup
TROY offARMY defEdge
Points / game 27.8 #79 20.4 #39 ARMY
Yards / play 6.45 #35 5.28 #53 Even
PPA / play +0.11 #74 +0.09 #62 Even
Success rate 39% #108 43% #85 ARMY
When ARMY has the ball
Advantage: TROY defense
ARMY offTROY defEdge
Points / game 29.4 #71 20.3 #38 TROY
Yards / play 5.64 #76 4.69 #18 TROY
PPA / play +0.13 #70 −0.08 #10 TROY
Success rate 39% #100 36% #23 TROY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TROY scoring against the ARMY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TROY scored
5.2
#85
8.8
#65
14.0
#77
6.3
#68
7.5
#57
13.8
#64
ARMY allowed
1.2
#4
5.4
#32
6.6
#10
5.4
#65
8.4
#104
13.8
#91
ARMY scoring against the TROY defense
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ARMY scored
7.2
#44
8.6
#68
15.8
#61
6.2
#72
7.4
#61
13.6
#72
TROY allowed
3.3
#33
8.0
#84
11.3
#59
2.8
#17
6.2
#64
9.0
#30

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARMY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · 0.114 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
TROY7d
ARMY7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
ARMY backup QB started
Not the usual starter