Troy Trojans at Utah State Aggies — result and pick review
Result
✓ Pick rightUtah State Aggies 21, Troy Trojans 10
Our pick landed: Utah State Aggies won 21-10. We had them at 58%.
Utah State Aggies, 58% to win. We project them by 3.4.
The numbers
| Our pick | Utah State Aggies |
| Chance they win | 58% |
| Our projected spread (Utah State Aggies) | -3.4 |
| Our projected score (Utah State Aggies first) | 26-23 |
| Projected total | 48.8 |
| Our picks at 55% to 60% confidence | 32-16 (67%) |
That is our real record at this confidence level. Every level, graded in public.
We’re judged on the chance to win. The projected spread, score and total come from the same numbers, and they beat a simple baseline in every season we tested. A spread reads as it does anywhere else: -11 means we project that side to win by eleven. These are our numbers, not the market’s. Where we have the market's numbers, they're shown separately and labeled.
Market average
| Spread (Utah State Aggies) | -3 |
| Total | 47 |
The market’s numbers, not ours: an average across the books our data provider covers, for context beside the projections above. We don’t guarantee its accuracy or timeliness, and nothing here is a price you can transact at.
Prediction published Sep 20, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC
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Frequently asked questions
- Who won Troy vs Utah State?
- Utah State Aggies won 21-10. Maiden picked Utah State Aggies at 58% to win, published before kickoff, so the call landed. Either way it stays on our public record.
- How often is Maiden right at this confidence level?
- Picks we've made between 55% to 60% have won 32 of 48 college football games, 67%. That's why we post a percentage and not just a name: you can check whether a number in that range really meant what it said. Every level, in every sport, is on our track record page.
- Where does the Troy vs Utah State win probability come from?
- We rate every team on eleven seasons of college football results, mix in team efficiency ratings and recruiting talent, and adjust for home field, with Utah State Aggies hosting Troy Trojans. We tested the method on more than six thousand games it had not seen. No sportsbook line goes into our number.
- Is this betting advice?
- No. Maiden publishes a win probability on every pick and grades every one of them in public, so there is a record to check rather than a claim to take on trust. We never tell anyone what to back or how much, and no outcome is guaranteed.
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