Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Old Dominion · Conference game
Closing spread
ODU -1.5
✓ GAST W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
GAST 25–26 ODU
✓ ODU (55%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseODU -1.5
Total51.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseODU -1.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close51.5
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 49%, covered 47% (47 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseODU -1.5
Total51.5
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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 1.5-point home favorite against GAST, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: ODU won 25–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 49 points stayed under 51.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 5.2 against an average line of 2.4; 53.4 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 1 over, 0 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 | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-1 | 38–19 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 24–20 | W | U50.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2 | 16–40 | L | O53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 23–15 | W | U47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2 | 14–42 | L | O48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 17–24 | L | U53 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.75 | 31–27 | W | O54 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-1.5 | 17–45 | L | O56 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation |
-4.5 | 27–30 | L | O51 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-1 | 34–31 | W | O53 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Old Dominion ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Old Dominion ATS trend (7-3)
Old Dominion have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Old Dominion 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 24 in the 4th quarter and got 21. 58% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 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% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 5-5 50% | 7-2 78% | 4-4 50% |
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
GAST−3.6 →−6.7▼ 3.1#99
ODU−5.2 →−6.6▼ 1.4#97
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#76
Offense
◀ GAST better#96
#112
Defense
ODU better ▶#70
+0.3 #43
Turnovers
◀ GAST better−0.2 #94
67 plays #69
Pace
◀ GAST faster65 plays #92
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GAST off | ODU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.9 #78 | 26.5 #69 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.69 #72 | 5.35 #54 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #69 | +0.07 #48 | ODU |
| Success rate | 41% #84 | 45% #107 | GAST |
| ODU off | GAST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.7 #100 | 31.3 #111 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.46 #82 | 6.53 #130 | ODU |
| PPA / play | +0.03 #113 | +0.19 #114 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #87 | 44% #94 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
GAST scoring against the ODU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #56 | 8.3 #58 | 14.6 #65 | 5.4 #87 | 5.9 #92 | 11.3 #95 | |
4.8 #53 | 7.5 #68 | 12.4 #59 | 8.2 #118 | 5.9 #54 | 14.1 #94 |
ODU scoring against the GAST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.2 #132 | 8.6 #55 | 10.8 #102 | 7.5 #44 | 4.4 #122 | 11.9 #82 | |
4.6 #46 | 9.4 #103 | 14.0 #83 | 9.4 #130 | 7.9 #98 | 17.3 #123 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
46° · 15 mph
gusts 27 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
GAST7d
ODU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
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