Appalachian State vs. Troy Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

By Pete Fiutak | November 29, 2019 3:31 am

Appalachian State vs. Troy fearless prediction and game preview.

Appalachian State vs. Troy Broadcast

Date: Friday, November 29
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL
Network: ESPN+

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Appalachian State (10-1) vs. Troy (5-6) Game Preview

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s been a rough year for Troy – getting whacked around 53-3 by Louisiana last week didn’t help – but a shocking win over Appalachian State to get bowl eligible would change the narrative in a hurry.

ASU doesn’t need this game … sort of. It’s playing the Sun Belt Championship next week against the Ragin’ Cajuns, but there’s a distant shot at something bigger.

If the Mountaineers can win out impressively, and if Boise State loses this week to Colorado State or in the Mountain West Championship to Hawaii, and if Cincinnati and Memphis split what might be a two-game series over the next two weeks …

Appalachian State has an outside shot to get the Group of Five champions’ New Year’s Six spot in the Cotton Bowl.

That’s getting ahead of the game a bit. First, the Mountaineers have to take care of a Troy team that will show up with the Sun Belt’s worst pass defense, but a great pass rush and an offense good enough to make this a fight.

The problem is an ASU secondary that’s been great, comes up with a slew of big plays, and is part of the Sun Belt’s best defense.

Troy needs this game a whole lot more as it tries to keep its season alive, but ASU will be too good on third downs. The Mountaineers can stop third down plays, and the Trojans can’t.