James Madison Dukes at Old Dominion Monarchs: Final Score, Closing Line & ATS Result (Sep 26, 2026)

Closing number

Spread

JMU -7

ODU +7

Open –

Total

Over 44.5

Under 44.5

Source: DraftKings.

JMU 46, ODU 20. JMU covered by 19, over by 21.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 3 on James Madison

James Madison 21 Old Dominion

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 7 common opponents

Opponent	James Madison	Old Dominion
App St	W 58-10 home +48 · -19.5 Covered	W 24-21 home +3 · -12.5 Didn't cover
Coastal Carolina	W 59-10 away +49 · -23.5 Covered	W 47-7 home +40 · -18.5 Covered
Georgia Southern	W 35-10 home +25 · -16.5 Covered	W 45-10 away +35 · -10.5 Covered
Georgia St	W 14-7 away +7 · -18.5 Didn't cover	W 27-10 home +17 · -28.5 Didn't cover
Liberty	W 31-13 away +18 · -7.5 Covered	W 21-7 home +14 · -14.5 Didn't cover
Marshall	W 35-23 away +12 · -13.5 Didn't cover	L 24-48 away -24 · -14.5 Didn't cover
Troy	W 31-14 home +17 · -24.5 Didn't cover	W 33-0 home +33 · -9.5 Covered

Against 7 common opponents: James Madison won by 25.1 on average, 4-3 against the spread. Old Dominion won by 16.9 on average, 3-4 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread

2 James Madison1 Old Dominion

James Madison -62

Big Cat ^*Rico Bosco ^*

Old Dominion +5.51

Josh Pate ^*

^* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

James Madison WWWWWL

	ATS	Totals
All games	5-1 83%Small sample	3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road	2-1 67%Small sample	1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite	4-1 80%Small sample
Last 5	4-1 80%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Old Dominion LLLLWL

	ATS	Totals
All games	1-6 14%Small sample	3-4 43% overSmall sample
Home	0-4 0%Small sample	1-3 25% overSmall sample
As underdog	1-4 20%Small sample
Last 5	1-4 20%Small sample

7 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

Date	Score	Close	ATS	Total	O-U
Sep 26, 2026	JMU 46, ODU 20	JMU -7	JMU covered	44.5	Over
Oct 18, 2025	ODU 27, JMU 63	JMU -3.5	JMU covered	47.5	Over
Nov 16, 2024	JMU 35, ODU 32	JMU -1.5	JMU covered	50.5	Over
Oct 28, 2023	ODU 27, JMU 30	JMU -19.5	ODU covered	48	Over
Nov 12, 2022	JMU 37, ODU 3	JMU -7	JMU covered	48	Under

James Madison 4-1 ATS in these meetings. 5 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2022-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

JMU		ODU
6-0	Record	2-5
5-1	Against the spread	1-6
3-3	Over-under	3-4
+13.8	Avg cover margin	-10.1
41.8	Points per game	17.7
15.0	Points allowed	26.9
6.50	Yards per play	3.97
452.0	Yards per game	266.9
5.60	Rush yards per carry	2.90
64.9	Completion %	53.0
39.0	Third down %	33.0
+9	Turnover margin	+10
9	Sacks allowed	32
71.3	Penalty yards per game	68.1

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.