Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Georgia Southern · Conference game
Closing spread
GASO -7.5
✓ TROY W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
TROY 24–31 GASO
✗ GASO (70%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGASO -8
CloseGASO -7.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenGASO -8
0.5 → TROY
CloseGASO -7.5
0.5 pts toward Troy
Total
Open54.5
▼ 1
Close53.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GASO -8 · closed GASO -7.5 · moved 0.5 toward TROYmodel GASO -7
model GASO -7
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 55
model 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 55% (109 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGASO -8
CloseGASO -7.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
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
GASO as a 7.5-point home favorite against TROY, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TROY won 28–20 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 53.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 3.9 against an average line of 6; 52.5 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 3 overs, 2 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 | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation |
-4.5 | 22–35 | L | O54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-5 | 17–14 | L | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-6 | 23–38 | L | O57 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-4.5 | 32–7 | W | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-8 | 34–30 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation |
-9 | 56–17 | W | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total |
-5.75 | 17–44 | L | O52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & spread |
-7.5 | 24–31 | L | U60 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar total & season form |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U54.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6.5 | 37–10 | W | U49.5 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Georgia Southern 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.
Georgia Southern 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 52% of games with totals 49.5–57.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
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 →−8.6▼ 11.4#105
GASO−6.0 →−5.1▲ 0.9#94
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#88
Offense
Even#75
#99
Defense
◀ TROY better#115
−0.7 #116
Turnovers
GASO better ▶−0.1 #80
62 plays #123
Pace
GASO faster ▶70 plays #31
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TROY off | GASO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.4 #109 | 30.4 #101 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.66 #77 | 6.62 #126 | TROY |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #86 | +0.20 #111 | TROY |
| Success rate | 43% #78 | 47% #121 | TROY |
| GASO off | TROY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.2 #58 | 27.8 #91 | GASO |
| Yards / play | 5.34 #102 | 6.03 #102 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #63 | +0.16 #98 | GASO |
| Success rate | 43% #77 | 44% #104 | GASO |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TROY scoring against the GASO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.7 #128 | 8.3 #69 | 11.0 #109 | 6.1 #64 | 5.3 #113 | 11.4 #99 | |
8.2 #121 | 7.2 #61 | 15.4 #103 | 10.1 #132 | 4.9 #31 | 15.0 #111 |
GASO scoring against the TROY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #86 | 9.4 #45 | 14.4 #63 | 6.0 #68 | 8.8 #23 | 14.8 #47 | |
5.9 #89 | 8.1 #83 | 14.0 #86 | 9.0 #124 | 4.8 #26 | 13.8 #95 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 2 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TROY14d bye
GASO14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast
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