Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Georgia Southern · Conference game
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2-7 · Power #97
28
▲ winner
Final
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6-3 · Power #90
20
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Troy
Total
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
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NIU vs CMU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-4.522–35 L O54
Very close
FAU vs RICE
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-517–14 L U54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-623–38 L O57
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-4.532–7 W U48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-834–30 L O48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-956–17 W O54.5
Very close
USU vs WYO
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total
-5.7517–44 L O52
Close
KENT vs EMU
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & spread
-7.524–31 L U60
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar total & season form
-320–17 P U54.5
Close
GAST vs TROY
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-6.537–10 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%)
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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 →−8.6▼ 11.4#105
GASO−6.0 →−5.1▲ 0.9#94
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

TROY
Longer bar = better
GASO
#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
When TROY has the ball
Advantage: TROY offense
TROY offGASO defEdge
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
When GASO has the ball
Advantage: GASO offense
GASO offTROY defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TROY scored
2.7
#128
8.3
#69
11.0
#109
6.1
#64
5.3
#113
11.4
#99
GASO allowed
8.2
#121
7.2
#61
15.4
#103
10.1
#132
4.9
#31
15.0
#111
GASO scoring against the TROY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GASO scored
5.0
#86
9.4
#45
14.4
#63
6.0
#68
8.8
#23
14.8
#47
TROY allowed
5.9
#89
8.1
#83
14.0
#86
9.0
#124
4.8
#26
13.8
#95

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GASO +2.5
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