Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Old Dominion · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenODU -13.5
1 → APP
CloseODU -12.5
1 pt toward App State
Total
Open58.5
▲ 2
Close60.5
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
model ODU -14.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 60.5 · moved 2 upmodel 59
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-13.5 | 41–9 | W | U66 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-14.5 | 56–30 | W | O59 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total |
-11.25 | 21–49 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-15 | 35–10 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-13.5 | 38–10 | W | U58.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-9.5 | 31–13 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10.75 | 23–26 | L | U56.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form |
-9.5 | 28–18 | W | U59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13.5 | 28–31 | L | U59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-13.5 | 45–10 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 30 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 46% of games with totals 56.5–64.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 4-5 44% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
APP 4–3 ODU
APP leads · 7 games since 2015 · ODU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 2024 | Old Dominion 20 @ App State 28 | ODU -2.5 | APP W |
| Oct 21 2023 | App State 21 @ Old Dominion 28 | APP -6 | ODU W |
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
Longer bar = better
#78
Offense
ODU better ▶#22
#78
Defense
Even#68
−0.4 #106
Turnovers
◀ APP better−0.9 #124
74 plays #14
Pace
◀ APP faster62 plays #124
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| APP off | ODU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ODU off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.4 #26 | 6.3 #106 | 14.7 #71 | 9.7 #11 | 3.4 #124 | 13.1 #67 | |
4.0 #41 | 6.3 #50 | 10.3 #40 | 9.3 #127 | 6.7 #72 | 16.0 #125 |
ODU scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.6 #24 | 10.9 #34 | 19.4 #26 | 6.9 #54 | 6.9 #71 | 13.7 #60 | |
4.9 #62 | 6.7 #60 | 11.6 #59 | 7.3 #110 | 9.3 #126 | 16.6 #127 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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