Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Georgia State · Conference game
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2-2 · Power #29
28
▲ winner
Final
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4-0 · Power #91
7
final
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
Opening line not available
Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CCU vs GASO
2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1.2528–14 W U49
Very close
DUKE vs UVA
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & situation
-238–17 W P55
Very close
USA vs TROY
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-36–10 L U47
Very close
GAST vs GASO
2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest
-2.530–24 W O51
Close
ORST vs WSU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation
-324–10 W U51.5
Close
UTSA vs UAB
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-3.7534–31 L O53.5
Close
LIB vs ARMY
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest
-316–31 L U51.75
Close
PUR vs MINN
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest
-2.513–20 L U46
Close
MEM vs HOU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-1.532–33 L O57.5
Close
BSU vs AFA
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar total & rest
-317–24 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%)
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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 →−2.1▼ 2.1#74
GAST−3.6 →−0.9▲ 2.7#67
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

TROY
Longer bar = better
GAST
#89
Offense
GAST better ▶
#41
#56
Defense
Even
#65
−1.5 #131
Turnovers
GAST better ▶
+1.3 #11
69 plays #45
Pace
◀ TROY faster
68 plays #61
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TROY has the ball
Advantage: GAST defense
TROY offGAST defEdge
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
When GAST has the ball
Even matchup
GAST offTROY defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TROY scored
5.3
#80
9.3
#60
14.5
#73
5.0
#89
6.0
#78
11.0
#99
GAST allowed
0.8
#5
6.0
#50
6.8
#18
9.0
#115
7.0
#82
16.0
#113
GAST scoring against the TROY defense
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GAST scored
8.8
#31
11.0
#32
19.8
#28
9.5
#29
7.8
#56
17.3
#34
TROY allowed
5.0
#78
10.3
#107
15.3
#98
4.3
#51
8.5
#102
12.8
#80

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GAST +2.5
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