Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Old Dominion · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenODU -26.5
2 → ODU
CloseODU -28.5
2 pts toward Old Dominion
Total
Open58.5
no move
Close58.5
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
model ODU -26
Opened 58.5 · unchangedmodel 57
model 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.
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-27.5 | 58–3 | W | O56.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-27.5 | 24–14 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-27 | 24–7 | L | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread |
-26 | 38–26 | L | O60 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & total |
-28.5 | 66–0 | W | O56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-27 | 28–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form |
-28 | 62–30 | W | O66.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-28 | 48–22 | L | O56.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest |
-27.5 | 42–14 | W | U59 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-24 | 32–15 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 48% of games with totals 54.5–62.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9 10% | 1-9 10% | 5-5 50% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
GAST 0–2 ODU
ODU leads · 2 games since 2023 · ODU has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | Old Dominion 21 @ Georgia State 14 | GAST -2.5 | ODU W |
| Nov 25 2023 | Georgia State 24 @ Old Dominion 25 | ODU -1.5 | GAST 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
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
Longer bar = better
#95
Offense
ODU better ▶#20
#131
Defense
ODU better ▶#28
−1.1 #131
Turnovers
ODU better ▶−0.2 #94
70 plays #29
Pace
◀ GAST faster66 plays #76
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GAST off | ODU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ODU off | GAST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #43 | 4.4 #126 | 11.2 #105 | 4.6 #95 | 4.8 #120 | 9.5 #116 | |
2.5 #9 | 4.6 #13 | 7.2 #9 | 6.2 #90 | 6.7 #71 | 12.9 #84 |
ODU scoring against the GAST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.8 #9 | 10.3 #36 | 20.1 #11 | 7.5 #35 | 5.6 #96 | 13.1 #62 | |
7.9 #120 | 10.5 #124 | 18.5 #125 | 8.8 #129 | 11.5 #135 | 20.4 #136 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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