Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Army
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseTROY -6.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close41.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 19–24 | L | P43 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & total |
-7 | 21–16 | L | U42.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 30–31 | L | O42.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-4.75 | 17–24 | L | U45 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest |
-5.5 | 37–7 | W | O41.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 27–20 | L | O45 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-6.5 | 35–21 | W | O48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 41–14 | W | O43.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 35–30 | L | O45.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-4.25 | 42–16 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 61% of games with totals 37.5–45.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2 67% | 2-4 33% | 2-3 40% | |
| 2-3 40% | 2-2-1 50% | 2-1 67% |
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
Longer bar = better
#74
Offense
Even#79
#22
Defense
◀ TROY better#60
−0.8 #121
Turnovers
ARMY better ▶−0.4 #100
69 plays #55
Pace
◀ TROY faster63 plays #106
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TROY off | ARMY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARMY off | TROY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #85 | 8.8 #65 | 14.0 #77 | 6.3 #68 | 7.5 #57 | 13.8 #64 | |
1.2 #4 | 5.4 #32 | 6.6 #10 | 5.4 #65 | 8.4 #104 | 13.8 #91 |
ARMY scoring against the TROY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.2 #44 | 8.6 #68 | 15.8 #61 | 6.2 #72 | 7.4 #61 | 13.6 #72 | |
3.3 #33 | 8.0 #84 | 11.3 #59 | 2.8 #17 | 6.2 #64 | 9.0 #30 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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