Week 3 • September 13, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
1-1
Sun Belt
Power Rank: 1.0
45 FINAL 26
0-2
ACC
Power Rank: -1.7
Old Dominion covered by 26.5 | Game went Over by 19.5

Old Dominion defeated Virginia Tech 45–26 to secure a comfortable win.

Old Dominion @ Virginia Tech Preview

General Information

Week: Week 3
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Lane Stadium
Capacity: 65,632
Elevation: 2067 ft
HFA Rating: 2.6
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread Virginia Tech -7.5
Total (O/U) 51.5
Expected Score ODU 22.0 - 29.5 VT
Power Rank Implied Line Old Dominion +2.7
Prediction Markets Virginia Tech 68% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Freezing fog

Freezing fog

13.1°F

Wind Chill: 6.4°F
Wind: 3.8 mph W
Gusts: 8.1 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 97%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Old Dominion (Away)

This Week: 228.4 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 1386.7 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 7

Virginia Tech (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 892.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Virginia Tech -7.5
Total Points 51.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Old Dominion 1.0
Virginia Tech -1.7
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 228 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Lane Stadium
Capacity 65,632
Elevation 2067 ft
Weather: Freezing fog
Temperature 13.1°F
Wind Speed 3.8 mph
Your Line Virginia Tech -2.7
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Old Dominion vs Virginia Tech?

Old Dominion: Key Factors

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What happened in the game?

Old Dominion travels 228 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Old Dominion won by 19 to secure a comfortable win.

Old Dominion covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 19.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Lane Stadium?

At 13.1°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Old Dominion and Virginia Tech compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Old Dominion (1.0) over Virginia Tech (-1.7) by 2.7 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Virginia Tech faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Virginia Tech brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.6). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Old Dominion won and Old Dominion covered the spread.