Old Dominion @ Louisiana Tech: Lines, Model & ATS Trends (Week 8, 2026)

Sat, Oct 24, 2026, 5:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Louisiana Tech · Conference game

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Old Dominion

2-5 · Power #112

projected

Sat 5:00 PM ET

Louisiana Tech

4-2 · Power #83

projected

ODU 18%

82% LT

Spread

LT -13.5

open LT -8.5

Total

45.5

model 41.5

Spread edge

ODU by 2.5

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DraftKings via ESPNupdated 7:32 PM ET

SourceDraftKings via ESPN odds feed

OpenLT -8.5

CurrentLT -13.5

Total44.5 → 45.5

Last update7:32 PM ET

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Market

Open → current

Spread

OpenLT -8.5

5 → LT

NowLT -13.5

5 pts toward Louisiana Tech

Total

Open44.5

▲ 1

Now45.5

Up 1 since the open

Line movement

Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot

Opened LT -8.5 · now LT -13.5 · moved 5 toward LTmodel LT -11

model LT -11

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Line context

Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 87%, covered 55% (159 games)ⓘ

Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (227 games since 2024)ⓘ

DraftKings via ESPNupdated 7:32 PM ET

SourceDraftKings via ESPN odds feed

OpenLT -8.5

CurrentLT -13.5

Total44.5 → 45.5

Last update7:32 PM ET

Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Game preview · 1:09

Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech: game preview

Made automatically from this game card’s numbers (Oct 23, 10:12 AM ET). The lines and the model’s numbers may have moved since.

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The market has moved toward Louisiana Tech. Here is why that matters. It’s Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech, Saturday at 5 PM Eastern. In our power ratings, Louisiana Tech sits 83rd, Old Dominion 112th. That’s about 7 points better than Old Dominion on a neutral field. Since the preseason, Old Dominion has dropped from 63rd to 112th, while Louisiana Tech has climbed from 98th to 83rd. Kickoff forecast at Joe Aillet Stadium: 84 degrees, dry, wind 9 miles per hour. Louisiana Tech has the better offense, 63rd to 136th. Old Dominion has the better defense, 44th to 57th. Old Dominion is 1 and 6 against the spread this season. Louisiana Tech is 5 and 1 against the spread this season. The model has Louisiana Tech winning 27 to 14, a 82 percent chance. Louisiana Tech is favored by 13.5, up from 8.5 at the open, toward our model. The total opened at 44.5 and sits at 45.5. Our model makes it Louisiana Tech by 11, with a total near 41.5. Full breakdown · sportsanalysis.info Subscribe for every preview

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Books

9 sportsbooks · current prices

SpreadTotalMoneyline

Book	Spread		Total		Moneyline
Book	ODU	LT	Over	Under	ODU	LT
BetMGMMGM	+13.5-108	-13.5-110	45.5-108	45.5-120	+400	-500
BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag	+12.5+105	-12.5-125	45.5+100	45.5-120	+390	-510
BetRiversBetRivers	+13.5-110	-13.5-113	45.5-115	45.5-108	+420	-625
BetUSBetUS	+13.5-110	-13.5-110	45-110	45-110	+425	-550
BovadaBovada	+13.5-105	-13.5-115	45-115	45-105	+400	-575
DraftKingsDK	+13.5-105	-13.5-115	45.5-105	45.5-115	+400	-535
FanDuelFD	+13.5-110	-13.5-110	45.5-104	45.5-118	+440	-610
LowVig.agLowVig.ag	+12.5+109	-12.5-122	45.5+102	45.5-119	+390	-510
MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag	+14-110	-14-110	45-110	45-110	+443	-636

Prices from ESPN’s odds feed and The Odds API, updated 7:32 PM ET. Highlighted = best number in that column (the line first, then the price). Prices vary by state; check your book.

1st-half prices

3 sportsbooks · current prices

SpreadTotal

Book	Spread		Total
Book	ODU	LT	Over	Under
BetUSBetUS	+6.5+103	-6.5-123	23.5-107	23.5-113
DraftKingsDK	+6.5-102	-6.5-118	23.5-108	23.5-112
FanDuelFD	+6.5+104	-6.5-128	23.5-106	23.5-114

Prices from The Odds API’s 1st-half markets (graded on the halftime score). Highlighted = best number in that column (the line first, then the price). Prices vary by state; check your book.

Public betting

Share of bets and of money

Winner

ODU

Bets4% 96%

Money78% 22%

Money is 74 pts ahead of bets on ODU

Sports Betting Dime, an average of sportsbooks. Read Thu, Oct 22, 4:27 AM ET. ⓘ

Similar games

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

In the 10 games most like LT as a 13.5-point home favorite against ODU, the favorite won 10, covered 7, and 2 went over the total.

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Favorite won

10 of 10100%

Normal range · usually 82%

Favorite covered

7 of 1070%

Normal range · usually 49%

Went over

2 of 825%

Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 18.9 against an average line of 13.5; 47.5 points a game (usually 53.1). 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	USM vs ULM 2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & season form	-14	49–21	W	O48.5
Very close	UNM vs NEV 2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest	-14	24–22	L	U49.5
Close	SJSU vs SDSU 2023 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & rest	-16.5	24–13	L	U48.5
Close	SJSU vs WYO 2024 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation	-13	24–14	L	U53
Close	KENN vs UTEP 2025 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & team ratings	-12.5	33–20	W	P53
Close	WVU vs BYU 2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest	-12.5	37–7	W	U48.5
Close	SHSU vs NMSU 2024 · Week 4 · close · similar total & rest	-15	31–11	W	U44.5
Close	WSU vs ORST 2025 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & season form	-14	32–8	W	U42.5
Close	CAL vs ORST 2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation	-13	44–7	W	P51
Close	OHIO vs CMU 2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation	-10.5	34–20	W	O48.5

History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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

ATS

Records before kickoff

	Season	Cover	Venue	Role
ODU LLLWL	1-6	14%	1-2	1-4
LT WWWLW	5-1	83%	2-1	3-1

Venue/role: ODU away, as underdog; LT home, as favorite. Squares: last 5 games ATS (W covered, L didn’t), oldest first.

Totals

Over/under before kickoff

	O-U	Over %	SU
ODU UOOUU	3-4	43%	2-5
LT OOOOU	5-1	83%	4-2

In 1025 games with totals 41.5–49.5, 54% went over; 4% of those overs had cashed by halftime and 34% by the end of Q3.

When games like this go over ›

Squares: last 5 games (O over, U under), oldest first. Hover for the score and line.

Last 10 games

Before kickoff, this and last season

	Straight up	Spread	Over / under
ODU	5-5 50%	3-7 30%	3-7 30%
LT	7-3 70%	7-3 70%	7-3 70%

Wins-losses (pushes and ties last). Spread and over / under skip games without a line.

Next 3 games

With how the last meeting with each opponent went

Old Dominion

Date	Game	Last meeting
Oct 31	vs MRSH	L24–48LO
Nov 7	@ CCU	W47–7WO
Nov 21	@ CONN	No meeting since 2023

Louisiana Tech

Date	Game	Last meeting
Oct 31	@ USA	No meeting since 2023
Nov 7	@ TROY	No meeting since 2023
Nov 14	vs USM	W30–20WU

Last meeting: result, against the spread, over / under. Hover a result for its date.

Recent meetings

The series

ODU 2–0 LT ODU leads · 2 games since 2014 · ODU has won the last 2 meetings

All-time series from CollegeFootballData.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams

Power rating this season

pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot

ODU+1.2 →−11.1▼ 12.3#111

LT−8.8 →−3.8▲ 5.0#83

Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

ODU

Longer bar = better

#136

Offense

LT better ▶

#63

#44

Defense

Even

#57

−0.4 #101

Turnovers

LT better ▶

+1.0 #11

63 plays #110

Pace

LT faster ▶

65 plays #86

Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense

When ODU has the ball

Advantage: LT defense

	ODU off	LT def	Edge
Points / game	17.7 #130	24.5 #74	LT
Yards / play	4.25 #138	5.42 #69	LT
PPA / play	−0.15 #138	+0.04 #45	LT
Success rate	31% #138	38% #40	LT

When LT has the ball

Even matchup

	LT off	ODU def	Edge
Points / game	33.3 #43	26.9 #98	LT
Yards / play	6.05 #55	4.78 #24	ODU
PPA / play	+0.15 #71	−0.02 #22	ODU
Success rate	42% #84	38% #33	ODU

Bars show league standing (dashed mark = league middle); Offense and Defense use the average rank across the four stats below. In the tables, a highlighted value and the Edge column mark the side ranked better by at least 15% of the league; defense values are what that team allows. Yards and turnovers from ESPN box scores; PPA from CollegeFootballData (garbage time excluded). Descriptive only: the model already uses these.

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams

ODU scoring against the LT defense

	Q1	Q2	1H	Q3	Q4	2H
ODU scored	3.9 #104	5.7 #114	9.6 #121	4.3 #111	3.9 #125	8.1 #131
LT allowed	4.5 #62	3.8 #16	8.3 #27	7.5 #111	8.7 #121	16.2 #127

LT scoring against the ODU defense

	Q1	Q2	1H	Q3	Q4	2H
LT scored	5.8 #79	11.5 #28	17.3 #46	7.0 #43	9.0 #29	16.0 #33
ODU allowed	8.9 #131	9.0 #102	17.9 #123	6.1 #91	2.9 #7	9.0 #36

Regulation only (overtime is left out). 1H = Q1 + Q2, 2H = Q3 + Q4. #1 scores the most, or allows the fewest. Season to date, not adjusted for opponents.