Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Georgia State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenGAST -1.5
1 → GAST
CloseGAST -2.5
1 pt toward Georgia State
Total
Open54.5
▼ 1
Close53.5
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
model ODU -0.5
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & total |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4 | 30–44 | L | O54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 13–17 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-1.75 | 41–31 | W | O52.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total |
-3 | 31–23 | W | P54 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 21–38 | L | O57 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-2.75 | 31–27 | W | O54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 13–24 | L | U52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-3.5 | 31–17 | W | U53.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread |
-1 | 38–19 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 33 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 53% of games with totals 49.5–57.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-6 33% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ODU 1–0 GAST
ODU leads · 1 game since 2023 · ODU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | Georgia State 24 @ Old Dominion 25 | ODU -1.5 | GAST W |
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
Longer bar = better
#111
Offense
GAST better ▶#92
#74
Defense
◀ ODU better#116
−0.6 #109
Turnovers
GAST better ▶+0.3 #57
68 plays #55
Pace
Even68 plays #57
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ODU off | GAST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| GAST off | ODU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #79 | 6.0 #104 | 11.6 #98 | 4.6 #103 | 7.2 #60 | 11.8 #92 | |
7.0 #99 | 6.8 #55 | 13.8 #84 | 7.0 #92 | 10.8 #127 | 17.8 #125 |
GAST scoring against the ODU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #118 | 4.8 #123 | 8.0 #124 | 10.0 #14 | 5.3 #112 | 15.3 #40 | |
8.8 #125 | 4.8 #28 | 13.6 #82 | 8.2 #113 | 8.6 #114 | 16.8 #120 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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