Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Troy Trojans Prediction, Odds and Picks

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The Appalachian State Mountaineers did not win the Sun Belt Conference East Division, although it did hand James Madison its first loss of the season on Nov. 18 — making it sort of a de facto East champ. JMU had the best record, but is in a transition period to FBS, and was ineligible for the conference title game and crown. App State has not just backed in, though, or gotten to the Sun Belt Championship Game despite the technicality. It is playing good football, winning 5 in a row while covering the past 4 outings. That includes outright wins in 2 of the past 3 games as an underdog.

The Troy Trojans get to host this game after posting a 10-2 record and 7 conference victories in 8 tries to win the West Division. It was 3 games clear of Texas State, South Alabama and Arkansas State for the division title. Troy has won 9 in a row since a 16-14 setback to James Madison in the conference opener, and Troy is a tremendous 7-1 ATS in the past 8 games, too. While App state has won 5 in a row in this series, including the past 2 trips to Troy, the Trojans are the better team here. And Troy does hold a 4-3 ATS edge in the past 7 meetings. It isn’t going to be a blowout by any stretch, but Troy should get it done by at least 5 points on its home field.

Troy -5 available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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