Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
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5-3 · Power #46
31
▲ winner
Final
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3-5 · Power #130
6
final
Closing spread
ODU -16.5
✓ ODU W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
ODU 35–19 ULM
✓ ODU (88%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -15.5
CloseODU -16.5
Total53.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Old Dominion
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ODU -15.5 · closed ODU -16.5 · moved 1 toward ODUmodel ODU -16.5 matches the line
Opened 53.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 upmodel 54.5
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Line context
Road favorites of 14.5–18.5 since 2023: won 87%, covered 53% (62 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (222 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -15.5
CloseODU -16.5
Total53.5 → 55.5
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 16.5-point road favorite at ULM, the favorite won 8, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ODU won 31–6; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 55.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 7.2 against an average line of 16.5; 52.6 points a game (usually 53). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UAB @ LT
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1837–27 L O55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1735–17 W O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-1841–28 L O53.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-17.513–20 L U55.5
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-1228–21 L U60.5
Close
APP @ TXST
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest
-19.524–36 L O54.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total
-12.537–17 W U55
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.523–17 L U55.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation
-17.523–13 L U57.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & situation
-16.538–31 L O63.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Old Dominion ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
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.

UL Monroe ATS struggles (2-6)
UL Monroe have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
UL Monroe 1-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved up 2
53.5 → 55.5. · 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 →+0.7▲ 6.0#64
ULM−12.3 →−17.3▼ 5.0#128
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

ODU
Longer bar = better
ULM
#28
Offense
◀ ODU better
#115
#62
Defense
◀ ODU better
#96
−0.6 #117
Turnovers
Even
−1.0 #130
64 plays #105
Pace
◀ ODU faster
61 plays #129
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: ODU offense
ODU offULM defEdge
Points / game 32.0 #46 33.1 #124 ODU
Yards / play 7.15 #8 5.94 #104 ODU
PPA / play +0.22 #29 +0.16 #101 ODU
Success rate 47% #29 40% #53 ODU
When ULM has the ball
Advantage: ODU defense
ULM offODU defEdge
Points / game 17.3 #129 25.6 #82 ODU
Yards / play 5.34 #98 5.22 #49 ODU
PPA / play +0.06 #106 +0.02 #36 ODU
Success rate 36% #128 42% #82 ODU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ODU scoring against the ULM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ODU scored
8.4
#25
9.9
#44
18.3
#33
7.8
#31
6.0
#83
13.8
#59
ULM allowed
8.5
#123
7.9
#82
16.4
#111
8.5
#125
8.3
#112
16.8
#128
ULM scoring against the ODU defense
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ULM scored
4.4
#109
5.3
#118
9.6
#117
4.4
#105
3.3
#132
7.6
#130
ODU allowed
3.5
#34
6.4
#52
9.9
#37
8.1
#119
7.6
#99
15.8
#124

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ULM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
62° · 2 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ODU7d
ULM7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 134fast