Nevada Wolf Pack vs Troy Trojans Prediction, 8/31/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Troy Trojans

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, AL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Trojans (-9)

Total/Over-Under: 44.5

The Nevada Wolf Pack (2-10 last year) are on their way to Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, August 31, 2024 where they will try to beat the Troy Trojans (11-3 last season). Nevada opens this contest as 8.5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 44.5.

The Nevada Wolf Pack wrapped up their season having earned a 2-10 record. In their last matchup, the Wolf Pack took on the SMU Mustangs and took a loss by a final of 29-24. When the final whistle blew, they tallied 71 plays which converted into 298 yds. The Nevada Wolf Pack ran the ball a total of 43 times and had 148 yards, which is an average of 3.4 yards per carry. On the ground, the Wolf Pack conceded 100 yards on 34 attempts, which averages out to 2.9 yards per run allowed. Nevada conceded 21 completions on 35 tries for 308 yards, and a completion rate of 60.0%.

The Wolf Pack earned 3,600 total yards last year. Nevada earned 6 touchdowns through the air and 14 touchdowns on the ground. They surrendered the football 20 different times. Nevada recorded 200 1st downs as an offense, and they were hurt by 82 penalties for 702 yards. As a team they maintained an average of 124.8 yds on the ground, ranking this team 100th in college football. Concerning scoring, the Nevada Wolf Pack were sitting at 17.3 PPG.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Wolf Pack allowed 3,049 yds which ranked them 100th in college football. Over the course of their 12 games played last year, they surrendered 254.1 yards per outing through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 65.3%. They conceded 441.8 yards/game which had them ranked 126th in the country. They allowed 24 touchdowns through the air and 23 rushing touchdowns. They gave up 5.3 yards per rush on the ground and 187.8 rushing yards per contest throughout last season. For the year, they conceded 2,254 rushing yards through 12 games. The Wolf Pack sat in 118th in Division 1 in terms of team defense, conceding 33.4 points per contest.

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The Trojans ended the season holding a 11-3 record. The last time they took the gridiron, the Trojans took a loss by a final score of 17-10 against the Duke Blue Devils. Troy ran for 3.4 yards per attempt, finishing the game with 89 yds on 26 attempts. The Trojans ended up finishing with 330 yds on 64 plays (5.2 yards per play). The Trojans secondary conceded a completion rate of 65.5%, relinquishing 183 yards on 19 for 29 through the air. Troy gave up 38 rushing attempts for 147 yards (3.9 yards per rush).

The Troy Trojans averaged 419.4 yards per game, which had them ranked 38th in college football. The Troy offense compiled 655 penalty yds on 73 violations, which was good for 70th in D-1 in terms of helping out the other team. They held an average of 153.4 yards per game via the rush and ran for 2,148 yards in total. They gave away 6 picks while losing 13 fumbles and they earned 298 first downs. When looking at their scoring prowess, the Trojans were ranked 55th in the country with an average of 29.6 points per game. Last year, the Trojans had a total of 3,724 yards through the air together with an average of 266.0 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 34th in college football.

Troy yielded a total of 1,492 yards on the ground (106.6 yards/game) in addition to 13 touchdowns rushing last season. They allowed 13 touchdowns through the air and 201.5 yards per contest, which had them in 30th in D-1. Their defense tallied 13 fumbles and 10 picks for the previous season. The Trojans defense took part in 907 plays, which ranked them 106th in the country. The Trojans relinquished 17.1 PPG, which had them sitting 10th in the country. Overall, they allowed 239 total points.

Who will win tonight's Wolf Pack/Trojans college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Trojans -8.5

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