Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Texas State · Conference game
Closing spread
TROY -6.5
✓ TROY W
Total
53
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
TROY 31–25 TXST
✓ TROY (67%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseTROY -6.5
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Spread
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CloseTROY -6.5
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Total
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Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 60% (44 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTROY -6.5
Total53
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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 TXST, the favorite won 9, covered 8, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: TROY won 31–13; the favorite covered, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 53, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 12.7 against an average line of 5.8; 51.3 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 31–21 | W | U55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread |
-6 | 23–10 | W | U52.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 27–13 | W | U56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-5.5 | 37–32 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar total & spread |
-5 | 45–38 | W | O52.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest |
-7.5 | 26–9 | W | U50.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 27–34 | L | O56 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 33–20 | W | O51 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 38–9 | W | U58 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 33–7 | W | U51 |
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 55% of games with totals 49–57 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-2 71% | 3-4 43% | 2-4 33% | |
| 5-2 71% | 4-3 57% | 2-4 33% |
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 →+5.0▲ 5.0#36
TXST+3.4 →−1.4▼ 4.8#73
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#67
Offense
TXST better ▶#17
#14
Defense
◀ TROY better#69
−0.3 #96
Turnovers
Even−0.1 #84
68 plays #68
Pace
TXST faster ▶72 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TROY off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.6 #81 | 28.4 #93 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.58 #22 | 5.55 #71 | TROY |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #65 | +0.06 #52 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #99 | 41% #61 | TXST |
| TXST off | TROY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.3 #11 | 17.4 #18 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.81 #15 | 4.53 #12 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #29 | −0.10 #5 | TROY |
| Success rate | 50% #11 | 35% #19 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TROY scoring against the TXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.9 #91 | 9.4 #41 | 14.3 #70 | 5.9 #77 | 6.4 #74 | 12.3 #82 | |
6.0 #83 | 7.0 #64 | 13.0 #73 | 5.9 #73 | 9.6 #119 | 15.4 #108 |
TXST scoring against the TROY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.9 #9 | 12.7 #10 | 23.6 #6 | 5.4 #89 | 9.3 #21 | 14.7 #48 | |
2.9 #17 | 6.9 #62 | 9.7 #32 | 2.4 #8 | 5.3 #45 | 7.7 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 6 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TROY14d bye
TXST14d bye
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
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