Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Georgia State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff75°F6 mphgusts 15DryWeather watch ›
1-4 · Power #78
21
▲ winner
Final
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2-2 · Power #110
14
final
Closing spread
GAST -2.5
✓ ODU W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
ODU 24–26 GAST
✗ GAST (55%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGAST -1.5
CloseGAST -2.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Georgia State
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GAST -1.5 · closed GAST -2.5 · moved 1 toward GASTmodel ODU -0.5
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 50% (146 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (56 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGAST -1.5
CloseGAST -2.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
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 GAST as a 2.5-point home favorite against ODU, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ODU won 21–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 35 points stayed under 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.2 against an average line of 2.8; 52.6 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & total
-320–17 P U54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-430–44 L O54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation
-313–17 L U56.5
Very close
LT vs UTEP
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1.7541–31 W O52.25
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total
-331–23 W P54
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.521–38 L O57
Very close
CMU vs BUFF
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-2.7531–27 W O54
Very close
UTEP vs MTSU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.513–24 L U52
Very close
GAST vs ODU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & situation
-3.531–17 W U53.75
Very close
EMU vs CMU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-138–19 W O53.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal 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.

Small sample warning
Georgia State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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 →−7.3▲ 1.1#98
GAST−5.1 →−10.7▼ 5.6#110
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

ODU
Longer bar = better
GAST
#111
Offense
GAST better ▶
#92
#74
Defense
◀ ODU better
#116
−0.6 #109
Turnovers
GAST better ▶
+0.3 #57
68 plays #55
Pace
Even
68 plays #57
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ODU has the ball
Even matchup
ODU offGAST defEdge
Points / game 23.4 #105 31.5 #110 Even
Yards / play 4.94 #121 6.26 #116 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #98 +0.26 #124 ODU
Success rate 36% #121 45% #113 Even
When GAST has the ball
Even matchup
GAST offODU defEdge
Points / game 23.3 #106 30.4 #101 Even
Yards / play 5.76 #79 5.63 #83 Even
PPA / play +0.09 #89 +0.10 #74 Even
Success rate 41% #95 37% #37 ODU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ODU scoring against the GAST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ODU scored
5.6
#79
6.0
#104
11.6
#98
4.6
#103
7.2
#60
11.8
#92
GAST allowed
7.0
#99
6.8
#55
13.8
#84
7.0
#92
10.8
#127
17.8
#125
GAST scoring against the ODU defense
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GAST scored
3.3
#118
4.8
#123
8.0
#124
10.0
#14
5.3
#112
15.3
#40
ODU allowed
8.8
#125
4.8
#28
13.6
#82
8.2
#113
8.6
#114
16.8
#120

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GAST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ODU7d
GAST14d bye
GAST +7 days
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
ODU backup QB started
Not the usual starter