Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Old Dominion · Conference game
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1-10 · Power #125
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Final
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8-3 · Power #46
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
ODU -28.5
✓ GAST W
Total
58.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
GAST 14–42 ODU
✓ ODU (98%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -26.5
CloseODU -28.5
Total58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Old Dominion
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ODU -26.5 · closed ODU -28.5 · moved 2 toward ODUmodel ODU -26
Opened 58.5 · unchangedmodel 57
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 27.5–29.5 since 2023: won 99%, covered 58% (69 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (243 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -26.5
CloseODU -28.5
Total58.5
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 28.5-point home favorite against GAST, the favorite won 10, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ODU won 27–10; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 58.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 97%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 54%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 58%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 26.7 against an average line of 27.1; 57.7 points a game (usually 55.9). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-27.558–3 W O56.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-27.524–14 L U57.5
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2724–7 L U61.5
Very close
BYU vs USU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread
-2638–26 L O60
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & total
-28.566–0 W O56.5
Close
CIN vs USF
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-2728–24 L U58.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form
-2862–30 W O66.5
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-2848–22 L O56.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-27.542–14 W U59
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-2432–15 L U54
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Old Dominion ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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.

Georgia State ATS struggles (1-10)
Georgia State have covered only 9% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Georgia State away ATS weakness (0-5)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Georgia State 1-9 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Old Dominion
2 pts (ODU -26.5 → ODU -28.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
GAST−9.1 →−17.0▼ 7.9#129
ODU−5.3 →+4.4▲ 9.7#51
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

GAST
Longer bar = better
ODU
#95
Offense
ODU better ▶
#20
#131
Defense
ODU better ▶
#28
−1.1 #131
Turnovers
ODU better ▶
−0.2 #94
70 plays #29
Pace
◀ GAST faster
66 plays #76
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GAST has the ball
Advantage: ODU defense
GAST offODU defEdge
Points / game 20.6 #117 20.1 #30 ODU
Yards / play 5.50 #85 4.84 #21 ODU
PPA / play +0.07 #92 −0.07 #10 ODU
Success rate 41% #86 40% #52 ODU
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: ODU offense
ODU offGAST defEdge
Points / game 33.2 #30 38.8 #136 ODU
Yards / play 7.02 #10 6.53 #132 ODU
PPA / play +0.23 #23 +0.26 #133 ODU
Success rate 48% #18 46% #124 ODU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
GAST scoring against the ODU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GAST scored
6.8
#43
4.4
#126
11.2
#105
4.6
#95
4.8
#120
9.5
#116
ODU allowed
2.5
#9
4.6
#13
7.2
#9
6.2
#90
6.7
#71
12.9
#84
ODU scoring against the GAST defense
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ODU scored
9.8
#9
10.3
#36
20.1
#11
7.5
#35
5.6
#96
13.1
#62
GAST allowed
7.9
#120
10.5
#124
18.5
#125
8.8
#129
11.5
#135
20.4
#136

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ODU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
41° · 2 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GAST7d
ODU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast