Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Old Dominion · Conference game
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6-3 · Power #99
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6-3 · Power #46
33
▲ winner
Closing spread
ODU -9.5
✓ ODU W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 33 pts
Model before kickoff
TROY 21–31 ODU
✓ ODU (77%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -10.5
CloseODU -9.5
Total53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Troy
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ODU -10.5 · closed ODU -9.5 · moved 1 toward TROYmodel ODU -13.5
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 77%, covered 44% (136 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (277 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenODU -10.5
CloseODU -9.5
Total53.5
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 9.5-point home favorite against TROY, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ODU won 33–0; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 33 points stayed under 53.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
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 2.5 against an average line of 9.5; 48.7 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-11.57–12 L U52.5
Very close
DUKE vs VT
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1024–7 W U50
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.530–29 L O51
Very close
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-9.524–26 L U56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-9.7534–3 W U48.5
Very close
CCU vs ODU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-11.2521–49 L O58.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-7.519–24 L U57.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1025–9 W U53
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total
-1031–24 L O53.5
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & season form
-7.541–48 L O53.5
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 Troy ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Troy ATS trend (7-2)
Troy have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Troy 4-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Troy 4-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
TROY−7.1 →−7.9▼ 0.8#97
ODU−5.3 →+1.7▲ 7.0#60
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

TROY
Longer bar = better
ODU
#99
Offense
ODU better ▶
#30
#69
Defense
ODU better ▶
#48
+0.2 #55
Turnovers
◀ TROY better
−0.4 #111
66 plays #80
Pace
◀ TROY faster
65 plays #99
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TROY has the ball
Advantage: ODU defense
TROY offODU defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #75 23.4 #63 Even
Yards / play 4.93 #122 5.13 #41 ODU
PPA / play +0.08 #96 −0.02 #19 ODU
Success rate 40% #104 41% #69 ODU
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: ODU offense
ODU offTROY defEdge
Points / game 31.9 #50 24.1 #70 Even
Yards / play 7.00 #11 5.50 #70 ODU
PPA / play +0.21 #33 +0.10 #74 ODU
Success rate 47% #26 41% #62 ODU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
TROY scoring against the ODU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TROY scored
4.2
#106
7.1
#92
11.3
#104
4.1
#108
10.0
#10
14.1
#51
ODU allowed
3.1
#27
5.7
#31
8.8
#18
7.2
#110
7.4
#97
14.7
#113
ODU scoring against the TROY defense
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ODU scored
9.3
#10
9.6
#52
18.9
#25
6.9
#48
6.1
#81
13.0
#62
TROY allowed
8.1
#121
5.3
#23
13.4
#79
6.7
#103
4.0
#16
10.7
#48

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ODU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
48° · 4 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TROY12d
ODU12d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
TROY backup QB started
Not the usual starter