Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Old Dominion · Conference game
Weather at kickoff66°F10 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
4-2 · Power #54
14
final
Final
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2-4 · Power #78
24
▲ winner
Closing spread
TXST -10.5
✓ ODU W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
TXST 33–23 ODU
✗ TXST (77%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -10.5
CloseTXST -10.5
Total61.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -10.5 · unchangedmodel TXST -8.5
Opened 61.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 2 downmodel 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 85%, covered 64% (41 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -10.5
CloseTXST -10.5
Total61.5 → 59.5
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 TXST as a 10.5-point road favorite at ODU, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ODU won 24–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 59.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 7.4 against an average line of 10; 56.2 points a game (usually 55.1). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MEM @ TEM
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1131–34 L O58.5
Very close
WKU @ FAU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-7.532–31 L O62.25
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & total
-14.538–17 W U56
Very close
FRES @ HAW
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-10.7524–27 L U64.25
Very close
TULN @ USF
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1245–31 W O55
Very close
ORE @ STAN
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-8.524–31 L U57.5
Very close
WASH @ CAL
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.528–21 L U54.5
Very close
ORST @ ASU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-7.531–7 W U53.5
Very close
PITT @ SYR
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-12.2531–14 W U58.25
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-834–31 L O55.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under 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.

Total moved down 2
61.5 → 59.5. · 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
TXST−3.2 →+4.1▲ 7.3#57
ODU−8.4 →−6.7▲ 1.7#97
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

TXST
Longer bar = better
ODU
#25
Offense
◀ TXST better
#112
#37
Defense
◀ TXST better
#59
−0.3 #93
Turnovers
Even
−0.3 #95
72 plays #17
Pace
◀ TXST faster
68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offODU defEdge
Points / game 38.2 #21 27.7 #94 TXST
Yards / play 6.62 #28 5.41 #67 TXST
PPA / play +0.25 #27 +0.06 #50 TXST
Success rate 48% #23 37% #25 Even
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: TXST defense
ODU offTXST defEdge
Points / game 23.0 #107 22.3 #57 TXST
Yards / play 4.96 #119 4.85 #22 TXST
PPA / play +0.07 #98 +0.03 #37 TXST
Success rate 37% #122 38% #32 TXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TXST scoring against the ODU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
14.3
#1
10.8
#31
25.2
#6
8.0
#28
5.0
#115
13.0
#72
ODU allowed
7.3
#110
5.2
#34
12.5
#70
6.8
#93
8.3
#109
15.2
#113
ODU scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ODU scored
5.8
#77
5.0
#118
10.8
#105
5.0
#90
7.2
#66
12.2
#89
TXST allowed
2.2
#12
8.5
#85
10.7
#53
7.3
#107
4.3
#27
11.7
#60

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ODU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 10 mph
gusts 19 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TXST7d
ODU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 133fast