Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 2:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at App State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff56°F4 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
4-4 · Power #78
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final
Final
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3-4 · Power #99
28
▲ winner
Closing spread
ODU -2.5
✓ APP W
Total
58.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
ODU 30–28 APP
✗ ODU (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -2.5
CloseODU -2.5
Total60.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ODU -2.5 · unchangedmodel ODU -2
Opened 60.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 2 downmodel 58
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 47% (120 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -2.5
CloseODU -2.5
Total60.5 → 58.5
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 2.5-point road favorite at APP, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: APP won 28–20 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 58.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.7 against an average line of 2.7; 64.5 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
RICE @ LT
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-342–41 L O57
Very close
MTSU @ LT
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.524–40 L O63.5
Very close
CSU @ HAW
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-345–50 L O53.75
Very close
TLSA @ TULN
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-320–13 W U55.5
Very close
BALL @ NIU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total
-329–30 L U59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.534–10 W U51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1.533–38 L O56.5
Very close
FAU @ UNT
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-328–45 L O67.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-1.7555–17 W O53
Close
WSU @ ARIZ
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-431–20 W U63
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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
Slight Old Dominion ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.

Old Dominion 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Total moved down 2
60.5 → 58.5. · 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
ODU−8.4 →−3.1▲ 5.3#80
APP−0.7 →−8.7▼ 8.0#100
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

ODU
Longer bar = better
APP
#90
Offense
APP better ▶
#72
#55
Defense
◀ ODU better
#132
+0.1 #69
Turnovers
◀ ODU better
−1.6 #136
68 plays #62
Pace
APP faster ▶
74 plays #10
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: ODU offense
ODU offAPP defEdge
Points / game 26.1 #87 36.4 #127 ODU
Yards / play 5.37 #101 6.88 #132 ODU
PPA / play +0.13 #70 +0.35 #136 ODU
Success rate 40% #103 51% #133 ODU
When APP has the ball
Even matchup
APP offODU defEdge
Points / game 26.7 #83 24.9 #75 Even
Yards / play 6.01 #56 5.50 #67 Even
PPA / play +0.13 #77 +0.07 #52 ODU
Success rate 43% #70 37% #24 ODU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ODU scoring against the APP defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ODU scored
6.9
#50
6.8
#103
13.6
#78
5.5
#82
7.0
#73
12.5
#81
APP allowed
10.7
#132
13.3
#130
24.0
#132
6.6
#94
5.9
#57
12.4
#73
APP scoring against the ODU defense
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APP scored
2.1
#128
12.1
#11
14.3
#64
5.4
#85
7.0
#73
12.4
#83
ODU allowed
5.5
#72
4.8
#16
10.3
#37
6.8
#97
7.9
#97
14.6
#105

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
APP +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 4 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ODU9d
APP7d
ODU +2 days
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
ODU +3,248 ft
moderate climb