Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenODU -3.5
2 → ODU
CloseODU -5.5
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 -3.5 · closed ODU -5.5 · moved 2 toward ODUmodel ODU -6
model ODU -6
Opened 58.5 · unchangedmodel 55
model 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.
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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 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 52–32 | W | O59 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 45–50 | L | O53.75 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 14–16 | L | U56 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.25 | 31–77 | L | O59.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5 | 24–27 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2 | 38–7 | W | U55.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6 | 35–28 | W | O59 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-7.5 | 31–23 | W | P54 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 31–27 | L | U60.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & situation |
-6 | 21–14 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 274 earlier overs in games with totals 54.5–62.5, 34% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 4-5 44% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| ODU off | ARST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARST off | ODU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #64 | 8.4 #65 | 14.3 #66 | 6.2 #65 | 6.5 #86 | 12.6 #77 | |
6.3 #98 | 8.1 #80 | 14.4 #91 | 8.8 #125 | 8.4 #106 | 17.2 #122 |
ARST scoring against the ODU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.1 #58 | 4.5 #127 | 10.5 #111 | 6.4 #59 | 7.3 #60 | 13.6 #66 | |
5.5 #80 | 6.6 #52 | 12.2 #61 | 7.1 #103 | 8.4 #106 | 15.5 #110 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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