Matchup analysis
Our model projects Louisiana Tech 28, Troy 21 at Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) in Week 10. That is a solid edge: Louisiana Tech wins about 69% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 7.7 points and 49 combined points.
Louisiana Tech is 5-2 against the 101st-toughest schedule so far, scoring 32.3 and allowing 21 points per game (+11.3 per game). Troy is 3-4 against the 130th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 22.9 and allowing 24.9 points per game (-2 per game).
The most lopsided unit battle: Louisiana Tech's middle-of-the-pack offense (76th of 139 in our opponent-adjusted ratings, worth about 25.6 points against an average defense) against Troy's below-average defense (98th). Louisiana Tech's middle-of-the-pack defense (57th) should limit Troy's below-average offense (111th of 139 in our opponent-adjusted ratings, worth about 20.9 points against an average defense).
College football is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 14 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between Louisiana Tech by 30 and Troy by 15 about 80% of the time.
Troy gets about 2.1 points for playing at home. Louisiana Tech is still favoured on the road, so the ratings gap is bigger than the value of playing at home. The game is on ESPN+.
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Louisiana Tech vs Troy: stat comparison
| Stat | Louisiana Tech | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 32.3#47 | 22.9#105 |
| Points allowed per game | 21.0#46 | 24.9#76 |
| Yards per play | 5.89#80 | 5.75#92 |
| Yards per play allowed | 5.39#55 | 5.23#40 |
| Rushing yards per game | 159.6#84 | 213.3#24 |
| Net passing yards per game | 232.7#60 | 183.4#113 |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 131.9#39 | 140.6#50 |
| Net passing yards allowed per game | 210.0#78 | 183.9#33 |
| Turnovers per game | 1.00#90 | 0.86#63 |
| Takeaways per game | 1.86#6 | 1.14#36 |
| Sacks per game | 2.57#30 | 1.71#98 |
| Sacks allowed per game | 2.29#103 | 2.14#93 |
| Stat | Louisiana Tech | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.11#57 | +0.05#91 |
| EPA per play allowed | -0.11#9 | +0.03#64 |
| Success rate | 44.0%#59 | 41.4%#93 |
| Success rate allowed | 35.8%#20 | 41.9%#80 |
| Explosive play rate | 13.6%#50 | 11.7%#95 |
| Explosive plays allowed | 13.0%#96 | 12.1%#81 |
| Havoc rate | 18.0%#7 | 13.6%#77 |
| Havoc allowed | 15.0%#109 | 15.1%#111 |
| Points per scoring opportunity | 3.74#97 | 3.48#113 |
| Points per opportunity allowed | 3.43#35 | 3.79#65 |
| Average starting field position | own 35#4 | own 27#129 |
| Opponents' starting field position | own 29#75 | own 31#115 |
| Offensive plays per game (pace) | 66.6#66 | 69.0#38 |
| Stat | Louisiana Tech | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing EPA per play | +0.03#97 | +0.13#40 |
| Passing EPA per play | +0.18#38 | -0.05#120 |
| Rushing EPA allowed | -0.08#16 | -0.01#44 |
| Passing EPA allowed | -0.14#14 | +0.07#80 |
| Rushing success rate | 40.4%#102 | 43.8%#74 |
| Passing success rate | 46.6%#33 | 35.1%#124 |
| Run stuff rate | 18.4%#91 | 14.9%#32 |
| Passing-down success rate | 36.7%#23 | 28.1%#102 |
| Passing-down success allowed | 26.9%#34 | 27.0%#36 |
| Third-down conversion rate | 46.9%#28 | 34.0%#120 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 39.8%#83 | 33.3%#23 |
| Red-zone touchdown rate | 70.3%#33 | 65.1%#58 |
| Red-zone TD rate allowed | 38.6%#5 | 58.7%#68 |
# = rank among 138 FBS teams. Efficiency numbers exclude garbage time. Per-play numbers of teams with a weak schedule are pulled toward their opponent-adjusted values (fully at one standard deviation below an average schedule). Source: play-by-play (cfbfastR / sportsdataverse), aggregated by us.
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