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Appalachian St. Mountaineers vs Troy Trojans Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 6, 2024 at 4:30 PM ET

Venue: Trojan Arena — Troy, AL

Article updated Jan 6, 1:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Appalachian St. Mountaineers are traveling to play the Troy Trojans at the Trojan Arena stadium on Saturday, 1/6/2024 @ 4:30pm EST. Appalachian St. is the betting

Game outlook

The Appalachian St. Mountaineers are traveling to play the Troy Trojans at the Trojan Arena stadium on Saturday, 1/6/2024 @ 4:30pm EST. Appalachian St. is the betting favorite opening at -4 and the current line is Appalachian St. -3.

Mountaineers vs Trojans Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Mountaineers to win today's game by 7 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Appalachian St. Mountaineers to cover the 3 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Appalachian St. 77 to Troy 70

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Appalachian St. Mountaineers and Troy Trojans, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Appalachian St. Mountaineers to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Appalachian St. will win straight-up is 61%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be APPST 75.25, TROY 69.25.

OddsShark predicts Appalachian State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Appalachian St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 141, Appalachian St. is ranked #88 in offense (scoring an average of 78.62 per game), #26 in defense (allowing an average of 63.31 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-3 (8-4 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Mountaineers hit an average of 46.65% of their field goals (ranked #92) and 67.36% of their free throws (ranked #290) and makes an average of 30.16% of their three pointers ranked #311 in the NCAAB). They average 42.46 rebounds per game (ranked # 15) and average 15.85 offensive assists and 9.62 turnovers per game (ranked # 65 and 19 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Appalachian St. allows an average of 36.32% field goals (ranked #4) and 65.73% free throws (ranked #20 in the NCAAB) The Mountaineers allow an average of 30.03% of the three pointers (ranked #63) and averages 37.46 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 37.46) Finally, the Mountaineers average 10.23 defensive assists and 11.54 turnovers per game (ranked # 29 and 275 respectively).

Troy Key Betting Stats

Troy Trojans has a power ranking of 148 and are #44 for offense (scoring an average of 82.38 per game), #163 for defense (giving up an average of 70.69 points per game) and 8-6 (8-2-1 ATS) overall. Appalachian St. went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Troy.

For offense, the Trojans hit an average of 43.89% of their field goals (ranked #233) and 72.40% of their free throws (ranked #130) and makes an average of 35.88% of their three pointers (ranked #92 in the NCAAB). They average 40.92 rebounds per game (ranked # 36) and average 15.31 offensive assists and 14.38 turnovers per game (ranked # 88) and 324 respectively).

On defense, Troy allows an average of 42.32% field goals (ranked #147) and 67.45% free throws (ranked #50 in the NCAAB) The Trojans allow an average of 33.47% of the three pointers (ranked #216) and averages 33.69 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.69) Finally, the Trojans average 11.15 defensive assists and 15.38 turnovers per game (ranked # 71 and 39 respectively).

Betting Summary

Appalachian St. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Appalachian St. Mountaineers to cover the 3 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Mountaineers vs Trojans archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Mountaineers vs Trojans matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Appalachian St. Mountaineers-185 → -157Moved
  • Moneyline · Troy Trojans+156 → +133Moved
  • Spread · Appalachian St. Mountaineers-4 (-110) → -3 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Troy Trojans+4 (-110) → +3 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over144.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under144.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Appalachian St. Mountaineers
5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Troy Trojans
22-11 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-06T06:36:13.996Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Appalachian St. Mountaineers and Troy Trojans, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-01-14Troy Trojans 45 · Appalachian St. Mountaineers 58
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Troy Trojans defeated Appalachian St. Mountaineers 66-62

Troy Trojans defeated Appalachian St. Mountaineers 66-62 on January 6, 2024, a 4-point decision in the series. Troy Trojans' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 43-36. Against SportsJaw's recorded Appalachian St. Mountaineers -3 (-110) spread, Troy Trojans covered, while the 128 combined points finished under the recorded total of 144.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • SimonsaysTotal · Over 144.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Appalachian St. Mountaineers -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 144.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Appalachian St. Mountaineers -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 144.5 (-110)Loss