Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff48°F12 mphgusts 25DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-7 · Power #78
40
▲ winner
Final
@
7-4 · Power #113
32
final
Closing spread
ODU -5.5
✓ ODU W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
ODU 30–25 ARST
✓ ODU (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -3.5
CloseODU -5.5
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 -3.5 · closed ODU -5.5 · moved 2 toward ODUmodel ODU -6
Opened 58.5 · unchangedmodel 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 61%, covered 51% (89 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (107 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -3.5
CloseODU -5.5
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 5.5-point road favorite at ARST, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ODU won 40–32; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 58.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 944%
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 2.1 against an average line of 5; 62.3 points a game (usually 53.2). 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
TOL @ NIU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.552–32 W O59
Very close
CSU @ HAW
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-345–50 L O53.75
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-614–16 L U56
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-3.2531–77 L O59.5
Very close
KENT @ M-OH
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-524–27 L U56.5
Very close
BUFF @ BGSU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-238–7 W U55.75
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-635–28 W O59
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-7.531–23 W P54
Very close
GT @ DUKE
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-4.531–27 L U60.5
Very close
GAST @ GASO
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & situation
-621–14 W U55
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
Mixed signals on the spread
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 0-3 ATS as a favorite
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 -3.5 → ODU -5.5). · 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
ODU−8.4 →−2.7▲ 5.7#78
ARST−7.6 →−11.0▼ 3.4#111
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

ODU
Longer bar = better
ARST
#74
Offense
◀ ODU better
#95
#71
Defense
◀ ODU better
#123
−0.5 #104
Turnovers
ARST better ▶
+0.4 #42
70 plays #33
Pace
ARST faster ▶
72 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: ODU offense
ODU offARST defEdge
Points / game 26.9 #79 31.5 #109 ODU
Yards / play 5.74 #73 6.78 #130 ODU
PPA / play +0.16 #53 +0.24 #124 ODU
Success rate 42% #90 49% #130 ODU
When ARST has the ball
Advantage: ODU defense
ARST offODU defEdge
Points / game 24.2 #100 27.6 #84 Even
Yards / play 5.34 #104 5.78 #89 Even
PPA / play +0.12 #75 +0.12 #79 Even
Success rate 41% #100 39% #32 ODU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ODU scoring against the ARST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ODU scored
5.9
#64
8.4
#65
14.3
#66
6.2
#65
6.5
#86
12.6
#77
ARST allowed
6.3
#98
8.1
#80
14.4
#91
8.8
#125
8.4
#106
17.2
#122
ARST scoring against the ODU defense
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ARST scored
6.1
#58
4.5
#127
10.5
#111
6.4
#59
7.3
#60
13.6
#66
ODU allowed
5.5
#80
6.6
#52
12.2
#61
7.1
#103
8.4
#106
15.5
#110

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
48° · 12 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ODU7d
ARST7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
ODU backup QB started
Not the usual starter