Troy Trojans

Troy football covered the spread in ten of its 13 games in 2025; only three FBS teams covered more often. On the road the Trojans covered six of seven.

Ten covers in 13

Troy went 8-5 straight up and 10-3 against the spread. Three FBS teams covered at a higher rate, and three matched it: North Texas, Ohio State and Western Michigan. October was perfect, four wins and four covers, and worth 4.28 moneyline units.

Getting points

Troy was the underdog in eight games, won four and covered six. The wins were 21-17 at Buffalo at +180, 31-24 over South Alabama at +115, 48-41 at Texas State at +230 and 28-18 at Southern Miss at +210. One unit on the Trojans in the seven priced underdog games returned 4.35; only 11 FBS teams made more as underdogs. Two of the covers came in defeat, 27-16 at Clemson at +29.5 and 31-14 at James Madison at +24.5.

On the road

Away, Troy went 4-3 and covered six of seven; four FBS teams had a higher road cover rate. The road moneyline finished 4.67 units up over six priced games, and only six FBS teams did better away. At home the moneyline was close to flat, 0.13 down. The one road miss was a 33-0 loss at Old Dominion.

The total

The season ended with a 17-13 loss to Jacksonville State in the Salute to Veterans Bowl. Before that, eight of the 13 regular-season games went under; twenty FBS teams went under more often, and three matched Troy exactly.

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