Old Dominion Monarchs Football

Old Dominion opens the 2026 season against Norfolk State on Saturday, Sep 5 at S.B. Ballard Stadium.

The Read

Old Dominion opens a 40.5-point favorite. Our model gives Old Dominion a 99% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY

ODU 99% NORF 1%

PROJECTED FINAL

Old Dominion

48

Norfolk State

8

ODU win
99% One-score game
2%

What's driving the model

Home-field edge ODU

Market lean ODU

Model projection ODU

Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.

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Norfolk State @ Old Dominion

Sat, Sep 5 · 6:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELODU 99% to win

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Old Dominion @ Virginia Tech

Sat, Sep 12 · 12:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELVT 88% to win

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East Carolina @ Old Dominion

Sat, Sep 19 · 6:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELECU 51% to win

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James Madison @ Old Dominion

TBD

CFB VIBES MODELJMU 54% to win

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Standings

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Place	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
8	LTLouisiana TechLT	0–0	0–0
9	MRSHMarshallMRSH	0–0	0–0
10	ODUOld DominionODU	0–0	0–0
11	USASouth AlabamaUSA	0–0	0–0
12	USMSouthern MissUSM	0–0	0–0

Rankings

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Rank	AP TOP 25
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	NDNotre DameND
–	ODUOld DominionODU

Rank	COACHES
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	TEXTexasTEX
–	ODUOld DominionODU