Arkansas State routs West Georgia 52-7
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We had Arkansas State favored. It won.
Next: West Georgia lost to East Tennessee State 35-27, Sat Sep 19
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Arkansas State an 83% chance, and the closing betting line (Arkansas State was a 31.5-point favorite) put it at 99%.
Arkansas State led by 14 at the half.
Arkansas State · Q2 1:19Arkansas State 52-7 West Georgia
Arkansas State wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.West Georgia 7-52 Arkansas StateWest Georgia lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Arkansas State -31.5), at 98% for Arkansas State (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.Every drive
Arkansas State scored on 6 of its 8 drives; West Georgia on 1 of its 12.
Arkansas State’s drives are teal, West Georgia’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
Arkansas State 52, West Georgia 7
Arkansas State covered −31.5 by 13.5. The total, 59, went over 56.5.
| Team totals | West Georgia | Arkansas State |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 246 | 391 |
| Passing | 19 of 34, 174 yds | 13 of 17, 135 yds |
| Rushing | 24 for 72 yds | 40 for 256 yds |
| First downs | 13 | 21 |
| Third down | 7 of 15 | 5 of 8 |
| Fourth down | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties | 12 for 97 yds | 6 for 60 yds |
| Time of possession | 27:58 | 32:02 |
West Georgia leaders
- Passing Colton FitzGerald 14 of 24, 149 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Rushing Christian Monfort 6 for 20 yds; Shammai Gates 4 for 18 yds
- Receiving T.J. Lockley 6 for 76 yds, 1 TD; DK Daniel 2 for 34 yds
Arkansas State leaders
- Passing Trey Owens 13 of 17, 135 yds, 2 TD
- Rushing Solomon Baggett 8 for 70 yds, 1 TD; James Lee 3 for 57 yds
- Receiving Chauncy Cobb 4 for 54 yds, 1 TD; Jaylen Bonelli 2 for 41 yds, 1 TD
No rain and calm
93° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 3 mph from the north-northeast, gusts to 6
Warmer than 9 in 10 of the 58 other games played at Centennial Bank Stadium since 2016 (airport temperature during the game window). The usual here around this date is 75°, with about 7 in 10 games between 66° and 82°.
Game-day temperatures at Centennial Bank Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Jonesboro airport, 1.6 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last two games
West Georgia · 0-2
Rated 213th in our preseason ratings, 212th now.
Two straight losses.
L 10-24 vs Chattanooga #171 of 668
lost by 14 as a 3.5-point underdog
Last three games · 2025 season
Arkansas State · 7-6
Rated 160th in our preseason ratings, 161st now.
2-1 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
W 34-28 vs Missouri State #138 of 667
won by 6 as a 1.5-point favorite
W 30-29 @ App State #151 of 667
won by 1 as a 1.5-point favorite
L 30-34 vs Louisiana #115 of 667
lost by 4 as a 2.5-point favorite
L 21-27 vs Southern Miss #67 of 667
lost by 6 as a 6.5-point underdog
W 23-10 @ Troy #98 of 667
won by 13 as a 7.5-point underdog
W 34-24 vs Georgia Southern #141 of 667
won by 10 as a 1.5-point favorite
W 15-14 @ South Alabama #109 of 667
won by 1 as an 8.5-point underdog
W 31-30 vs Texas State #72 of 667
won by 1 as a 14.5-point underdog
L 16-28 @ UL Monroe #120 of 667
lost by 12 as a 1.5-point underdog
L 21-28 @ Kennesaw State #164 of 667
lost by 7 as a 4.5-point favorite
L 16-24 vs Iowa StateTop 25 #43 of 667
lost by 8 as a 20.5-point underdog
L 14-56 @ Arkansas #21 of 667
lost by 42 as a 24.5-point underdog
W 42-24 vs Southeast Missouri State #162 of 667
won by 18 as a 15.5-point favorite
Week by week
Arkansas State
- Wk 1Lat Memphis24-42
West Georgia
- Wk 1Lvs Chattanooga10-24
- Wk 1Lat Kennesaw State0-47
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Arkansas State’s chances here.
Arkansas State favored by 31.5 · Total 56.5
How games like this usually go
Arkansas State by 31.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The books’ cut: 2.2%, the margin built into the odds
Weather at kickoff
Hot and dry. Feels like 89° at kickoff.
West Georgia at Arkansas State · Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 · Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro
- 89°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 77weather score, Mixed
- 2ndbest of the day's 5 kickoff times
At kickoff, Sept. 12, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 5 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was the second best of the day's five kickoff times. At Centennial Bank Stadium that day, a 6:45 pm kickoff would have scored 86, against 77 at 6 pm.
- 11 am: 49, Harsh
- 2:30 pm: 49, Harsh
- 3:15 pm: 51, Rough
- 6 pm: 77, Mixed (this game)
- 6:45 pm: 86, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.
At kickoff, Sept. 12, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
Arkansas State is worth +4.3 points (±4.0) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 54th percentile.
51% at home, 31% on the road against FBS opponents (21-20 home, 16-35 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +2.7 at home vs. away over 100 games — inside the ±5.8 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 352 miles to get here.