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Troy vs Missouri

Troy visit Missouri in Week 3. The model favors Missouri by 27. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
5%
95%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · September 16 · refreshed weekly

SP+ separates these programs by more than 22 rating points, pinning Missouri 21st at 15.1 and Troy 101st at minus 7.1. That gap yields a projected Missouri margin of 24.6 points and a 93 percent win probability. The market pushes slightly harder: a consensus line of Missouri minus 26.7, a total of 50, and a 95 percent implied edge, while the ProphetX exchange stretches to Missouri minus 3200, or 97 percent, against Troy plus 1900 at 5 percent.

The unit ranks explain the tilt. Missouri grades 30th on offense and 17th on defense; Troy sits 97th and 95th. Both enter unbeaten: Troy edged Sam Houston 24-21 and beat Alabama State 34-17, while Missouri rolled Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54-14 and won at Kansas 38-21. The lone prior meeting, a 42-10 Missouri win in 2019, fits the ratings order. Season simulations project 7.2 wins and a 13.9 percent Playoff chance for Missouri against 6.9 wins and 1.1 percent for Troy.

Model and market align on a comfortable Missouri hold, leaving only the size of the margin near 25 points in question.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
MIZ -26.7
Total (O/U)
49.8
Favorite
MIZ
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
Troy1%-9 ptsvsMissouri99%+9 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Troy favoredMissouri favoredSep 6Sep 9Sep 12Sep 15Sep 18Sep 20

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Troy's win price; Missouri's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Troy is favored, below it Missouri is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Oct 16.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#100SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#13
#93FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#22
1384EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1750
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.0.7%
TroyMissourisolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Missouri lead 1-0
20192019
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2019
42-10
Missouri
at Missouri
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When do Troy and Missouri play?

Week 3 of 2026, on Sep 19, 2026 at Missouri.

Who is favored?

The model projects Missouri by 27 (95% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Missouri lead 1-0 over the meetings in our records.

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