Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Liberty
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4-5 · Power #97
10
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Final
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9-0 · Power #32
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
LIB -14
✓ LIB W
Total
60.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
ODU 22–37 LIB
✓ LIB (85%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLIB -14
Total60.5
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Market

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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 12–16 since 2023: won 90%, covered 47% (50 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLIB -14
Total60.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like LIB as a 14-point home favorite against ODU, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: LIB won 38–10; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 60.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 82%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 20.3 against an average line of 14.5; 70.3 points a game (usually 55.6). Of the 2 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WKU vs RICE
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-13.545–10 W U61
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total
-14.556–30 W O59
Very close
PITT vs WMU
2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & spread
-14.541–44 L O58.5
Very close
NEV vs HAW
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-1434–17 W U61.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-1642–35 L O56.5
Very close
UTSA vs UTEP
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-16.534–31 L O56.5
Close
UNC vs NCST
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-14.7548–21 W O61.5
Close
WAKE vs ARMY
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-1645–10 W U65.5
Close
WKU vs FAU
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-11.2552–17 W O64
Close
LIB vs USM
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-1456–35 W O59.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Old Dominion ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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 ATS trend (6-2)
Old Dominion have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Old Dominion 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Old Dominion 6-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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−5.2 →−6.9▼ 1.7#102
LIB+3.0 →+5.9▲ 2.9#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

ODU
Longer bar = better
LIB
#90
Offense
LIB better ▶
#8
#64
Defense
Even
#52
−0.3 #99
Turnovers
LIB better ▶
+1.0 #9
63 plays #109
Pace
LIB faster ▶
70 plays #34
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: LIB defense
ODU offLIB defEdge
Points / game 24.4 #87 21.9 #41 LIB
Yards / play 5.77 #67 5.54 #67 Even
PPA / play +0.03 #110 +0.05 #43 LIB
Success rate 40% #97 41% #57 LIB
When LIB has the ball
Advantage: LIB offense
LIB offODU defEdge
Points / game 39.1 #12 26.2 #74 LIB
Yards / play 7.11 #6 5.24 #44 LIB
PPA / play +0.32 #8 +0.05 #39 LIB
Success rate 51% #7 44% #97 LIB

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ODU scoring against the LIB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ODU scored
2.7
#126
9.1
#45
11.8
#95
8.4
#22
4.2
#124
12.7
#77
LIB allowed
6.0
#87
6.4
#47
12.4
#62
6.0
#72
3.4
#9
9.4
#25
LIB scoring against the ODU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LIB scored
8.9
#15
12.1
#13
21.0
#10
10.0
#8
8.1
#36
18.1
#11
ODU allowed
4.3
#46
6.1
#39
10.4
#37
9.3
#124
6.4
#65
15.8
#110

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LIB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 1 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ODU7d
LIB7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast