Old Dominion @ Virginia Tech: Result, Lines & ATS Trends (Week 1, 2023)

Sat, Sep 2, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Virginia Tech

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Old Dominion

0-0 · Power #97

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Final

Virginia Tech

0-0 · Power #41

▲ winner

Closing spread

VT -16

✓ VT W

Total

▲ Over · 53 pts

Model before kickoff

ODU 20–34 VT

✓ VT (83%) won

Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook

SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line

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CloseVT -16

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Spread

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CloseVT -16

Opening line not available

Total

Open—

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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook

SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line

Opennot available

CloseVT -16

Total48

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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 VT as a 16-point home favorite against ODU, the favorite won 10, covered 8, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: VT won 36–17; the favorite covered, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 53 points went over 48, as in 6 of 10.

Favorite won

10 of 10100%

Normal range · usually 83%

Favorite covered

8 of 1080%

Above normal · usually 47%

Went over

6 of 1060%

Normal range · usually 48%

Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 26.6 against an average line of 15.1; 48 points a game (usually 55.9). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games

Match	Game	Line	Final	Covered	O/U
Very close	AFA vs COLO 2022 · Week 2 · very close · similar situation & total	-17.5	41–10	W	O50
Close	JMU vs CCU 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread	-15.5	47–7	W	O53
Close	MRSH vs FAU 2020 · Week 8 · close · similar total & team ratings	-19	20–9	L	U51
Close	ECU vs ODU 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & total	-13	39–21	W	O49.75
Close	MIZ vs VAN 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & spread	-14	17–14	L	U49
Close	ASU vs COLO 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar total & situation	-14	35–13	W	O45.5
Close	BSU vs USU 2020 · Week 8 · close · similar spread	-17	42–13	W	O51.5
Close	NW vs MD 2020 · Week 8 · close	-13	43–3	W	U52.5
Close	RUTG vs TEM 2021 · Week 1 · close · similar situation & spread	-14	61–14	W	O52
Close	NEB vs BUFF 2021 · Week 2 · close · similar situation	-13.5	28–3	W	U54.5

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

ATS

Records before kickoff

	Season	Cover	Venue	Role
ODU	0-0	—	—	—
VT	0-0	—	—	—

Venue/role: ODU away, as underdog; VT 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	0-0	—	0-0
VT	0-0	—	0-0

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

Recent meetings

The series

ODU 3–5 VT VT leads · 8 games since 2017 · VT has won the last meeting

All-time series from CollegeFootballData.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 127 FBS teams

ODU

Longer bar = better

#96

Offense

VT better ▶

#80

#77

Defense

VT better ▶

#57

−3.0 #125

Turnovers

VT better ▶

+3.0 #10

68 plays #59

Pace

VT faster ▶

73 plays #29

Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense

When ODU has the ball

Advantage: VT defense

	ODU off	VT def	Edge
Points / game	17.0 #102	17.0 #63	VT
Yards / play	4.34 #109	4.34 #42	VT
PPA / play	−0.15 #116	−0.15 #29	VT
Success rate	44% #58	44% #95	ODU

When VT has the ball

Even matchup

	VT off	ODU def	Edge
Points / game	36.0 #52	36.0 #102	VT
Yards / play	5.04 #89	5.04 #66	ODU
PPA / play	+0.07 #84	+0.07 #72	Even
Success rate	38% #94	38% #66	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.