Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Marshall · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenODU -14.5
no move
CloseODU -14.5
No change since the open
Total
Open55.5
▲ 2
Close57.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ODU -14.5 · unchangedmodel ODU -13
model ODU -13
Opened 55.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 2 upmodel 55
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-14 | 55–26 | W | O62.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation |
-12.5 | 36–31 | L | O59 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-13.5 | 38–45 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation |
-14.5 | 42–21 | W | O62 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-17 | 52–28 | W | O59.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-13 | 30–29 | L | O53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total |
-13.75 | 27–24 | L | U60.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar season form |
-11.5 | 21–33 | L | O52 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form |
-9.5 | 14–28 | L | U58.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-13.5 | 42–23 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 413 earlier overs in games with totals 53.5–61.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | |
| 7-3 70% | 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
ODU 0–2 MRSH
MRSH leads · 2 games since 2023 · MRSH has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 2024 | Marshall 42 @ Old Dominion 35 | ODU -2.5 | MRSH W |
| Sep 30 2023 | Old Dominion 35 @ Marshall 41 | MRSH -14.5 | ODU 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−5.3 →+6.0▲ 11.3#45
MRSH−1.7 →−8.3▼ 6.6#97
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#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
| ODU off | MRSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MRSH off | ODU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #62 | 13.2 #16 | 19.8 #28 | 9.6 #17 | 6.8 #72 | 16.4 #29 | |
6.2 #93 | 7.4 #78 | 13.6 #87 | 7.8 #118 | 7.0 #84 | 14.8 #117 |
MRSH scoring against the ODU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.2 #33 | 9.0 #68 | 17.2 #49 | 5.4 #84 | 7.0 #67 | 12.4 #77 | |
1.4 #8 | 2.6 #8 | 4.0 #7 | 5.4 #81 | 5.2 #47 | 10.6 #54 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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