Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Old Dominion · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTXST -10.5
no move
CloseTXST -10.5
No change since the open
Total
Open61.5
▼ 2
Close59.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -10.5 · unchangedmodel TXST -8.5
model TXST -8.5
Opened 61.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 2 downmodel 56.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-11 | 31–34 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-7.5 | 32–31 | L | O62.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & total |
-14.5 | 38–17 | W | U56 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10.75 | 24–27 | L | U64.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-12 | 45–31 | W | O55 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-8.5 | 24–31 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 28–21 | L | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 31–7 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-12.25 | 31–14 | W | U58.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-8 | 34–31 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 39 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 46% of games with totals 55.5–63.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 6-3 67% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% |
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
Longer bar = better
#25
Offense
◀ TXST better#112
#37
Defense
◀ TXST better#59
−0.3 #93
Turnovers
Even−0.3 #95
72 plays #17
Pace
◀ TXST faster68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TXST off | ODU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ODU off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14.3 #1 | 10.8 #31 | 25.2 #6 | 8.0 #28 | 5.0 #115 | 13.0 #72 | |
7.3 #110 | 5.2 #34 | 12.5 #70 | 6.8 #93 | 8.3 #109 | 15.2 #113 |
ODU scoring against the TXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.8 #77 | 5.0 #118 | 10.8 #105 | 5.0 #90 | 7.2 #66 | 12.2 #89 | |
2.2 #12 | 8.5 #85 | 10.7 #53 | 7.3 #107 | 4.3 #27 | 11.7 #60 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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