Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at App State · Conference game
Closing spread
APP -8.5
✓ ODU W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 13 pts
Model before kickoff
ODU 19–28 APP
✗ APP (73%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenAPP -5.5
CloseAPP -8.5
Total51.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenAPP -5.5
3 → APP
CloseAPP -8.5
3 pts toward App State
Total
Open51.5
▼ 6
Close45.5
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened APP -5.5 · closed APP -8.5 · moved 3 toward APPmodel APP -9
model APP -9
Opened 51.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 6 downmodel 47
model 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 7.5–9.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 51% (188 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 56% (116 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenAPP -5.5
CloseAPP -8.5
Total51.5 → 45.5
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
APP as an 8.5-point home favorite against ODU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: ODU won 10–3 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 13 points stayed under 45.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 71%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 0.4 against an average line of 8.7; 53.2 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread |
-10 | 28–0 | W | U45 |
| Close |
2026 · Week 3 · close · similar spread |
-7 | 41–36 | L | O49.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 10–30 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 42–26 | W | O51.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation |
-10 | 31–38 | L | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar team ratings & situation |
-9.5 | 35–20 | W | O51.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation |
-7 | 13–38 | L | U51.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-6.5 | 38–24 | W | O48.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 14 · loose · similar spread & team ratings |
-8.5 | 24–27 | L | O50.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & team ratings |
-10 | 6–25 | L | U55.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong App State ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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 ATS struggles (0-5)
Old Dominion have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Old Dominion 0-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
App State ATS trend (3-1)
App State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Market moved toward App State
3 pts (APP -5.5 → APP -8.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 6
51.5 → 45.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 41 in the 4th quarter and got 8. 54% of games with totals 41.5–49.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
ODU 3–4 APP
APP leads · 7 games since 2015 · ODU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 2025 | App State 21 @ Old Dominion 24 | ODU -12.5 | APP W |
| 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 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ODU+1.2 →−9.8▼ 11.0#106
APP−10.7 →−5.8▲ 4.9#89
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#133
Offense
APP better ▶#59
#64
Defense
Even#71
−0.4 #98
Turnovers
APP better ▶+1.0 #24
60 plays #121
Pace
APP faster ▶70 plays #31
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ODU off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.8 #117 | 22.3 #56 | APP |
| Yards / play | 4.29 #138 | 5.07 #54 | APP |
| PPA / play | −0.13 #137 | +0.10 #81 | APP |
| Success rate | 30% #138 | 43% #94 | APP |
| APP off | ODU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.8 #46 | 32.4 #122 | APP |
| Yards / play | 6.60 #35 | 4.95 #44 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #60 | +0.03 #50 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #94 | 37% #39 | ODU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
ODU scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #105 | 8.0 #89 | 12.0 #95 | 5.6 #83 | 2.2 #136 | 7.8 #128 | |
5.3 #85 | 6.0 #45 | 11.3 #64 | 3.3 #39 | 7.8 #111 | 11.0 #69 |
APP scoring against the ODU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #113 | 14.5 #14 | 17.8 #53 | 7.5 #48 | 9.5 #25 | 17.0 #28 | |
11.0 #132 | 10.8 #124 | 21.8 #135 | 6.6 #94 | 4.0 #27 | 10.6 #64 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
53° · 13 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ODU7d
APP14d bye
APP +7 days
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
ODU +3,248 ft
moderate climb
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