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Alabama State

· 2-1 (1-0) · power -7.5 · #270
Our side · spreadALST +22.5 logged our number at the pick TROY -21.5 · 1.5 pts from the market now

Troy

SBC · 2-0 · power +2.5 · #146
Final ALST 17 · TROY 34 ML W Spread W Total W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
SpreadALST +22.5 logged live now: ALST +23.5 — the pick stands, the number moved · ours TROY -22.0

The line has not moved a point since it opened (TROY -22.5 → -22.5), so our number decides: TROY by 21.5 against TROY -22.5 means ALST covers.

TotalUnder 52.5 logged ours 52.4

The total has not moved a point since it opened (52.5 → 52.5); ours 51.9 against 52.5 says under.

MoneylineTROY to win logged ours 89% · book 92%

Our number: TROY by 21.5 — TROY to win.

Distance from the market 1.5 pts / -0.1 total a caution, not a signal
Projected score 15–37 ALST – TROY
2026-09-12 · 4:00 PM Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) · Troy, AL Early season

The books 5 account books · tap any price — the ticket builds at that book

Book ALST spreadTROY spread OverUnder ALST winTROY win ALST TT overALST TT under TROY TT overTROY TT under
DraftKings
FanDuel
BetMGM
ESPN Bet
Caesars

The gold price is the best available on that side; a gold marks the side our number implies — a read, not a pick. TT is a team total — that team’s own points, not the game’s; columns are empty where no book hangs one. Send to book opens whichever book you tapped, not the one we would have picked. Prices are the books’ own.

Ours vs the market

SpreadTroy -22.0
the marketTroy -23.5
Total52.4
the market52.5
Troy win89% vs 92%

Both percentages are Troy’s chance to win — ours, then the book’s with the vig removed, medianed across the books we track.

What the gap has been worth 10,740 games · 2016–2025

0–3 pts52.0%
3–750.2%
7–1449.3%
14+46.8%

How often the side we favoured covered, by how far our number sat from the market’s. Break-even at −110 is 52.4% — no bucket reaches it, and the rate falls as we disagree more. The further we sit from the market, the worse we have done.

Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured 34 hr ago spread ALST 55% bets · 64% money total Under 87% bets · 85% money ML TROY 98% bets · 84% money
Series Troy lead 2–0 · 2 meetings since 2006
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Alabama State Hornets 104 ranks
Alabama State Hornets #5 rush offense Troy Trojans #109 run defense
Pass game edge Alabama State Hornets 63 ranks
Alabama State Hornets #1 pass offense Troy Trojans #64 pass defense
Run game even 20 ranks apart
Troy Trojans #226 rush offense Alabama State Hornets #246 run defense
Pass game edge Alabama State Hornets 141 ranks
Troy Trojans #187 pass offense Alabama State Hornets #46 pass defense
Alabama State Hornets Run-heavy · 59% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 65 rush ypg Troy Trojans Balanced · 54% run Avg pace
Gerad Parker · 12-20 · defense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Alabama State Hornets
RB Jamarie Hostzclaw 169 rush yds · 3 TD · 4 rec #111 RB
DB Ta'Shaun Sims 15 tkl · 1 PD #301 DB
DB Zion Crawford 8 tkl · 3 PD #406 DB
DL Jaylan Jarrett 6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #542 DL
Troy Trojans
DL Keno Jones 13 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 4.5 TFL #22 DL
DB Donnie Smith 9 tkl · 1 PD #63 DB
WR TK Keyes 7 rec · 167 yds · 2 TD #109 WR
RB Jaheim Merriweather 149 rush yds · 3 TD · 1 rec #79 RB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Alabama State Hornets -7.5 -4.8 -2.7 #270
Troy TrojansSBC +2.5 -1.3 +3.8 #146

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Alabama State offense vs Troy defense-8.6 pts
Troy offense vs Alabama State defense+1.4 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.