Troy at Western Kentucky Game Matchup

Troy Trojans at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Saturday, October 1st 2022 (7:00 PM EDT)
Western Kentucky -5 (55.0)
Troy 34 - Western Kentucky: 27

Trojans (12 - 2) (11 - 3 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 26 - 28 (23 - 34 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

WKU 2nd straight Home Game
Our Line: -2 (SP+ -6.5)
PPG only: TROY: 25 - WKU: 27 (52)
WKU Win prob: 63% | Cover: 48%
TROY Travel: 359 miles

Hilltoppers (9 - 5) (9 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 25 - 25 (26 - 14 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Off Players
Def Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Troy's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/3	Troy at Ole Miss	+21.5	56.5	L 10 - 28
Sat 9/10	Troy vs Alabama A&M	-37.5	52.0	W 38 - 17
Sat 9/17	Troy at App State	+14.0	52.0	L 28 - 32
Sat 9/24	Troy vs Marshall	+3.0	51.5	W 16 - 7
Sat 10/1	Troy at Western Kentucky	+5.0	55.0	W 34 - 27
Sat 10/8	Troy vs Southern Miss	-7.0	44.0	W 27 - 10
Sat 10/15	Troy vs Texas State	-16.5	47.0	W 17 - 14
Thu 10/20	Troy at South Alabama	+3.0	47.0	W 10 - 6
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/5	Troy at Louisiana	-3.5	42.5	W 23 - 17
Sat 11/12	Troy vs Army	-8.5	45.5	W 10 - 9
Sat 11/19	Troy vs UL Monroe	-15.0	48.5	W 34 - 16
Sat 11/26	Troy at Arkansas State	-13.5	43.5	W 48 - 19
Sat 12/3	Troy vs Coastal Carolina	-7.0	49.0	W 45 - 26
Fri 12/16	Troy vs UTSA	-2.0	55.5	W 18 - 12

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Western Kentucky's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 8/27	Western Kentucky vs Austin Peay	-32.5	72.0	W 38 - 27
Sat 9/3	Western Kentucky at Hawai'i	-16.5	67.5	W 49 - 17
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/17	Western Kentucky at Indiana	+7.0	61.0	L 30 - 33
Sat 9/24	Western Kentucky vs Florida International	-31.0	65.0	W 73 - 0
Sat 10/1	Western Kentucky vs Troy	-5.0	55.0	L 27 - 34
Sat 10/8	Western Kentucky at UTSA	+6.5	72.5	L 28 - 31
Sat 10/15	Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee	-7.5	67.5	W 35 - 17
Fri 10/21	Western Kentucky vs UAB	-1.5	60.5	W 20 - 17
Sat 10/29	Western Kentucky vs North Texas	-10.0	70.0	L 13 - 40
Sat 11/5	Western Kentucky at Charlotte	-14.5	72.5	W 59 - 7
Sat 11/12	Western Kentucky vs Rice	-13.5	61.0	W 45 - 10
Sat 11/19	Western Kentucky at Auburn	+5.0	54.0	L 17 - 41
Sat 11/26	Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic	-7.5	62.5	W 32 - 31
Wed 12/21	Western Kentucky vs South Alabama	+4.0	58.0	W 44 - 23

TROY's OC vs WKU's DC WKU's OC vs TROY's DC

Important Stats (2021)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
TROY	.12	39%	26	37%	2.65	0	41%	0	2.86	.13	38%	28.4	38%	39%	3.89	0	0	0
WKU	.39	52%	24.9	50%	3.22	0	53%	0	4.73	.23	45%	24.6	46%	44%	4.05	0	0	0

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
TROY		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
WKU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2021

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
TROY Offense	12	26	22.7	39.1%	2.86	0	0	0	0	0	0	41%	59%	37%	41%	18%	.12
WKU Defense	14	24.6	13.5	45.4%	4.05	0	-	-	-	-	-	52%	47%	46%	44%	18%	.23

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
TROY Defense	12	28.4	34.3	38.4%	3.89	0	-	-	-	-	-	55%	45%	38%	39%	18%	.13
WKU Offense	14	24.9	26.3	52.2%	4.73	0	0	0	0	0	0	28%	72%	50%	53%	15%	.39

Additional Stats 2021

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Troy	12	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30.2
Western Kentucky	14	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31.3

Run Game Stats (2022)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
TROY Offense	12	41%	37%	0	0	0	0		2.65	61%	12%	1.02
WKU Defense	14	52%	46%	-	-	-	-	.18	3.21	75%	10%	0.92

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
TROY Defense	12	55%	38%	-	-	-	-	.06	2.84	91%	13%	0.9
WKU Offense	14	28%	50%	0	0	0	0	.14	3.22	68%	7%	0.8

Pass Game Stats (2022)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
TROY Offense	12	59%	41%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	1.5	32%	31%	.35	6%	2.2
WKU Defense	14	47%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.3	1.6	28%	30%	.26	8%	2.1

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
TROY Defense	12	45%	39%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.24	1.7	34%	25%	.25	5%	2.2
WKU Offense	14	72%	53%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	1.5	27%	44%	.7	9%	2.2

Troy's Power Ratings
Troy's Power Rating: #NR
Troy's Offense Rating: #NR
Troy's Defense Rating: #NR
2022 Talent Rating: #91
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Troy's 2022 Expected Record: -
Troy's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 8.1 #44
Troy's Offense SP+ Rating: 17.7 #108
Troy's Defense SP+ Rating: 11.2 #8

Troy's SP+ Ratings
Troy's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 8.1 #44
Troy's Offense SP+ Rating: 17.7 #108
Troy's Defense SP+ Rating: 11.2 #8

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Power Ratings Matchup
Troy: Western Kentucky: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Troy: 8.1 Western Kentucky: 1.7

Western Kentucky's Power Ratings
Western Kentucky's Power Rating: 2 #NR
Western Kentucky's Offense Rating: #NR
Western Kentucky's Defense Rating: #NR
2022 Talent Rating: #81
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Western Kentucky's 2022 Expected Record: -

Western Kentucky's SP+ Ratings
Western Kentucky's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.7 #65
Western Kentucky's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.3 #52
Western Kentucky's Defense SP+ Rating: 30.1 #84

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Troy Scoring
Offense: 26 PPG
Offense on Road: 22.7
Defense: 28.4 PPG
Defense on Road: 34.3

Troy's 2022 Record
Record: 12 - 2
Record vs Spread: 11 - 3 - 0
Record on Road: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 6 - 0 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 4 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Western Kentucky 27
Troy 25

Projected Total Points: 52

Western Kentucky Scoring
Offense: 24.9 PPG
Offense at Home: 26.3
Defense: 24.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 13.5

Western Kentucky's 2022 Record
Record: 9 - 5
Record vs Spread: 9 - 5 - 0
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	09/23	Troy	27	Western Kentucky	24	Troy	Troy -3.5	Western Kentucky	57.0	Under
2022	10/01	Western Kentucky	27	Troy	34	Troy	Western Kentucky -5	Troy	55.0	Over
2013	10/26	Western Kentucky	26	Troy	32	Troy	Western Kentucky -7.5	Troy	0
2012	10/11	Troy	26	Western Kentucky	31	Western Kentucky
2011	11/26	Western Kentucky	41	Troy	18	Western Kentucky
2010	11/27	Troy	28	Western Kentucky	14	Troy
2009	11/07	Western Kentucky	20	Troy	40	Troy
2008	11/08	Troy	17	Western Kentucky	7	Troy
2007	11/10	Western Kentucky	17	Troy	21	Troy

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Western Kentucky	2	1	1 Overs
Troy	7	2	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	4 - 5	0 - 3	0 - 3	0 - 0
Road Teams	5 - 4	3 - 0	0 - 0	3 - 0

(#NR) Troy Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 8.1 #44
Offense SP+ Rating: 17.7 #108
Defense SP+ Rating: 11.2 #8
Talent Rating: #91
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Troy Ratings Matchup Western Kentucky

Power #NR

#NR

Off #NR

#NR

Def #NR

#NR

Talent #91

#81

SP+ #44

#65

SP+ Off #108

#52

SP+ Def #8

#84

Rematch from Week 5
Western Kentucky -5.0 (55.0)
Troy won at Western Kentucky this year (34-27)

Previous Matchups
Troy beat Western Kentucky in 2023 (27-24)
Troy beat Western Kentucky in 2022 (34-27)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Houchens Industries-L. T. Smith Stadium
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 71°

Team Information
Injuries: TROY | WKU
Depth Chart: TROY | WKU
Rosters: TROY | WKU

(#NR) Western Kentucky Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 2 #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 1.7 #65
Offense SP+ Rating: 31.3 #52
Defense SP+ Rating: 30.1 #84
Talent Rating: #81
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -

Troy's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

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Western Kentucky's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

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Troy's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

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Western Kentucky's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

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