Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Old Dominion · Conference game
Weather at kickoff57°F5 mphgusts 14DryWeather watch ›
4-3 · Power #115
21
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Final
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4-3 · Power #46
24
▲ winner
Closing spread
ODU -12.5
✓ APP W
Total
60.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
APP 23–36 ODU
✓ ODU (82%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -13.5
CloseODU -12.5
Total58.5 → 60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward App State
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ODU -13.5 · closed ODU -12.5 · moved 1 toward APPmodel ODU -14.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 60.5 · moved 2 upmodel 59
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 11.5–13.5 since 2023: won 82%, covered 53% (92 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (245 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -13.5
CloseODU -12.5
Total58.5 → 60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like ODU as a 12.5-point home favorite against APP, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: ODU won 24–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 60.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 78%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14 against an average line of 12.5; 55.2 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-13.541–9 W U66
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-14.556–30 W O59
Very close
CCU vs ODU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total
-11.2521–49 L O58.5
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1535–10 W U54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-13.538–10 W U58.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-9.531–13 W U57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-10.7523–26 L U56.25
Close
WSU vs ASU
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form
-9.528–18 W U59.5
Close
GAST vs ULM
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.528–31 L U59.5
Close
WKU vs RICE
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-13.545–10 W U61
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Total moved up 2
58.5 → 60.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
APP−6.4 →−9.6▼ 3.2#105
ODU−5.3 →+1.1▲ 6.4#63
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

APP
Longer bar = better
ODU
#78
Offense
ODU better ▶
#22
#78
Defense
Even
#68
−0.4 #106
Turnovers
◀ APP better
−0.9 #124
74 plays #14
Pace
◀ APP faster
62 plays #124
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When APP has the ball
Even matchup
APP offODU defEdge
Points / game 27.9 #76 26.3 #87 Even
Yards / play 5.70 #72 5.23 #47 ODU
PPA / play +0.10 #94 +0.04 #39 ODU
Success rate 43% #68 44% #99 APP
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: ODU offense
ODU offAPP defEdge
Points / game 33.1 #43 28.1 #99 ODU
Yards / play 7.41 #6 5.32 #54 ODU
PPA / play +0.28 #19 +0.10 #67 ODU
Success rate 49% #21 43% #90 ODU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
APP scoring against the ODU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
APP scored
8.4
#26
6.3
#106
14.7
#71
9.7
#11
3.4
#124
13.1
#67
ODU allowed
4.0
#41
6.3
#50
10.3
#40
9.3
#127
6.7
#72
16.0
#125
ODU scoring against the APP defense
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ODU scored
8.6
#24
10.9
#34
19.4
#26
6.9
#54
6.9
#71
13.7
#60
APP allowed
4.9
#62
6.7
#60
11.6
#59
7.3
#110
9.3
#126
16.6
#127

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ODU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 5 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
APP7d
ODU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast