The Week That Was: Troy Trojans shock James Madison Dukes and more

If you missed this week, here's everything worth knowing: the upsets, the blowouts, the nail-biters, and how the MockSport community fared across 254 games.

Upset of the week: the Troy Trojans beat the James Madison Dukes 24-21 in college football. The odds gave them only about a 12% chance at 8.50x, which means a 100-token pick paid 750 tokens of profit.

More underdogs barked too: Espanyol (7.50x) over Villarreal, 1-0, and Bologna (5.00x) over AC Milan, 4-2.

Favorites went 171-66 this week (72%). Chalk mostly held up, so backing the favorite was the safer play.

Blowout of the week: The Duke Blue Devils rolled 47-2 in college football over the Boston College Eagles.

Highest-scoring game: Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks (NHL) combined for 13 points, well above a typical NHL game.

Nail-biters: 25 games were decided by the slimmest of margins, including Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys, which finished 33-30.

On MockSport, players made 280 picks on these games. The most-backed team was Minnesota Vikings (24 picks). The best single hit of the week belonged to @tifert: +1020 tokens at 2.02x.

New week, clean slate. The leaderboard resets, the odds are live, and your daily bonus is waiting. Make your picks on MockSport. Play money only, 17+.