Week 8
Joe Aillet Stadium

Old Dominion @ Louisiana Tech , Week 8, Oct 24, 2026

0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: 2.0
0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -7.5

Is there value in the Old Dominion vs Louisiana Tech line?

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ODU -6.0
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Old Dominion (power rating: 2.0) carries a 9.5-point advantage over Louisiana Tech (-7.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Louisiana Tech's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 3.2) narrows that gap at Joe Aillet Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Old Dominion's extra rest, Old Dominion's trip and the warm conditions. The weather component is provisional until the game-time reading is confirmed. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Old Dominion vs Louisiana Tech at Joe Aillet Stadium?

The latest reading for Joe Aillet Stadium shows Clear, 83°F, heat index 86°F with winds of 5 mph. Gusts reaching 21 mph add variance to the kicking and passing game. Games with gusts at or above 30 mph have seen the total move down by about 1.4 points. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

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

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Old Dominion (2.0) over Louisiana Tech (-7.5) by 9.5 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Louisiana Tech faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Louisiana Tech brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.2). 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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Blue Chip makes this Old Dominion -6.0. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of September 5, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

83°F

Rain4%
Precip0.00"
Humidity61%
Wind5 mph ESE
Gusts21 mph
Heat index86°F
Wind map for Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech: aerial view of Joe Aillet Stadium, wind from the ESE at 5.4 mph, gusting to 20.8 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 8
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Joe Aillet Stadium
Capacity
23,000
Elevation
269 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Old DominionAway Louisiana TechHome
This week976 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game69 miles
Season total3,050 miles949 miles
Body clock00:0023:00
Rest9 days7 days

Old Dominion travels 976 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Old Dominion arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.