Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Georgia State · Conference game
Closing spread
GAST -1
✓ TROY W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
TROY 26–28 GAST
✗ GAST (55%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGAST -1
Total50.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseGAST -1
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close50.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGAST -1
Total50.5
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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
GAST as a 1-point home favorite against TROY, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: TROY won 28–7 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 35 points stayed under 50.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.4 against an average line of 2.6; 45.2 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-1.25 | 28–14 | W | U49 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-2 | 38–17 | W | P55 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & team ratings |
-3 | 6–10 | L | U47 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 30–24 | W | O51 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 24–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-3.75 | 34–31 | L | O53.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 16–31 | L | U51.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 13–20 | L | U46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-1.5 | 32–33 | L | O57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 17–24 | L | U52 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Georgia State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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 ATS struggles (0-4)
Troy have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Georgia State ATS trend (3-1)
Georgia State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 57% of games with totals 46.5–54.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2 50% | 0-4 0% | 2-2 50% | |
| 4-0 100% | 3-1 75% | 2-2 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
TROY 7–4 GAST
TROY leads · 11 games since 2013 · TROY has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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 →−2.1▼ 2.1#74
GAST−3.6 →−0.9▲ 2.7#67
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#89
Offense
GAST better ▶#41
#56
Defense
Even#65
−1.5 #131
Turnovers
GAST better ▶+1.3 #11
69 plays #45
Pace
◀ TROY faster68 plays #61
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TROY off | GAST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.5 #87 | 22.8 #61 | GAST |
| Yards / play | 6.02 #56 | 5.81 #95 | TROY |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #99 | +0.05 #56 | GAST |
| Success rate | 38% #114 | 37% #47 | GAST |
| GAST off | TROY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.0 #29 | 28.0 #98 | GAST |
| Yards / play | 6.49 #36 | 4.92 #39 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #29 | −0.02 #38 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #70 | 38% #48 | TROY |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TROY scoring against the GAST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #80 | 9.3 #60 | 14.5 #73 | 5.0 #89 | 6.0 #78 | 11.0 #99 | |
0.8 #5 | 6.0 #50 | 6.8 #18 | 9.0 #115 | 7.0 #82 | 16.0 #113 |
GAST scoring against the TROY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.8 #31 | 11.0 #32 | 19.8 #28 | 9.5 #29 | 7.8 #56 | 17.3 #34 | |
5.0 #78 | 10.3 #107 | 15.3 #98 | 4.3 #51 | 8.5 #102 | 12.8 #80 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TROY7d
GAST9d
GAST +2 days
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast
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