Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Marshall · Conference game
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4-1 · Power #46
24
final
Final
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2-3 · Power #88
48
▲ winner
Closing spread
ODU -14.5
✓ MRSH W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
ODU 35–20 MRSH
✗ ODU (84%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -14.5
CloseODU -14.5
Total55.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ODU -14.5 · unchangedmodel ODU -13
Opened 55.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 2 upmodel 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 13.5–15.5 since 2023: won 76%, covered 56% (54 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -14.5
CloseODU -14.5
Total55.5 → 57.5
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 ODU as a 14.5-point road favorite at MRSH, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: MRSH won 48–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 57.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.9 against an average line of 13.3; 64.5 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1455–26 W O62.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-12.536–31 L O59
Close
WASH @ ASU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-13.538–45 L O56
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-14.542–21 W O62
Close
MISS @ VAN
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-1752–28 W O59.5
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-1330–29 L O53.5
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total
-13.7527–24 L U60.5
Close
UL @ RICE
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar season form
-11.521–33 L O52
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form
-9.514–28 L U58.5
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-13.542–23 W O52.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
Slight Old Dominion ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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 (4-1)
Old Dominion have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Total moved up 2
55.5 → 57.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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−5.3 →+6.0▲ 11.3#45
MRSH−1.7 →−8.3▼ 6.6#97
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

ODU
Longer bar = better
MRSH
#14
Offense
◀ ODU better
#61
#33
Defense
◀ ODU better
#97
+0.2 #60
Turnovers
Even
+0.2 #57
64 plays #110
Pace
MRSH faster ▶
66 plays #79
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: ODU offense
ODU offMRSH defEdge
Points / game 36.2 #35 31.0 #118 ODU
Yards / play 7.84 #3 5.93 #108 ODU
PPA / play +0.36 #9 +0.16 #101 ODU
Success rate 52% #10 41% #62 ODU
When MRSH has the ball
Advantage: ODU defense
MRSH offODU defEdge
Points / game 31.6 #55 14.6 #16 ODU
Yards / play 5.48 #87 4.49 #22 ODU
PPA / play +0.20 #44 −0.11 #10 ODU
Success rate 44% #57 43% #83 MRSH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ODU scoring against the MRSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ODU scored
6.6
#62
13.2
#16
19.8
#28
9.6
#17
6.8
#72
16.4
#29
MRSH allowed
6.2
#93
7.4
#78
13.6
#87
7.8
#118
7.0
#84
14.8
#117
MRSH scoring against the ODU defense
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MRSH scored
8.2
#33
9.0
#68
17.2
#49
5.4
#84
7.0
#67
12.4
#77
ODU allowed
1.4
#8
2.6
#8
4.0
#7
5.4
#81
5.2
#47
10.6
#54

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MRSH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 4 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ODU7d
MRSH14d bye
MRSH +7 days
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast