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Troy

SBC · 2-0 · power +2.5 · #146
Our numberARST -2.5 no book has priced this game

Arkansas State

SBC · 1-1 · power +4.3 · #129
Our side
MoneylineARST to win ours 59%
Projected score 24–27 TROY – ARST
2026-11-28 · 3:00 PM Centennial Bank Stadium · Jonesboro, AR SBC game Early season

The books

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Series Arkansas State lead 11–9 · 20 meetings since 1991
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 42 ranks apart
Troy Trojans #226 rush offense Arkansas State Red Wolves #184 run defense
Pass game even 7 ranks apart
Troy Trojans #187 pass offense Arkansas State Red Wolves #180 pass defense
Run game edge Troy Trojans 126 ranks
Arkansas State Red Wolves #235 rush offense Troy Trojans #109 run defense
Pass game edge Troy Trojans 84 ranks
Arkansas State Red Wolves #148 pass offense Troy Trojans #64 pass defense
Troy Trojans Balanced · 54% run Avg pace Arkansas State Red Wolves Balanced · 46% run Up-tempo Dual-threat QB · 36 rush ypg
Gerad Parker · 12-20 · defense-minded Butch Jones · 48-51

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
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
Arkansas State Red Wolves
RB Kenyon Clay 99 rush yds · 2 TD · 4 rec #33 RB
DB Five Hamilton 8 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #78 DB
LB Robert Stevens 15 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #50 LB
DL Elias Sherman 13 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL #93 DL

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
Troy TrojansSBC +2.5 -1.3 +3.8 #146
Arkansas State Red WolvesSBC +4.3 +4.1 +0.2 #129

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

Where the number comes from
Troy offense vs Arkansas State defense-1.5 pts
Arkansas State offense vs Troy defense+0.3 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.