The Old Dominion Monarchs and Florida Atlantic Owls will go head-to-head on the grass of FAU Stadium. Interested parties can tune in to the action on STAD and the game is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Old Dominion Monarchs vs. Florida Atlantic Owls Betting Preview
In this Saturday Conference USA matchup, Florida Atlantic is getting picked as the heavy favorite and the team’s currently giving up 15 points. The Monarchs are also receiving +550 moneyline odds while the Owls are -840. Some solid live betting opportunities might exist during the game, and oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 68.5 points.
This game’s opening line was -15. The total has yet to change after being set initially at 68.5.
The Monarchs are 2-3 against the spread (ATS) and are down 5.4 units so far in 2018. The team’s posted an O/U record of 4-1. The Owls have lost 2.5 units this season. The team is 0-5 ATS and owns an O/U record of 3-1.
The Monarchs have gone 1-4 straight up (SU), including 0-2 SU against conference opponents. The Owls are 2-3 SU overall and 0-1 SU in conference play.
The Monarchs lost to East Carolina 37-35 in a matchup where Blake LaRussa completed 21-of-36 passes for 250 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. As a team, the Monarchs rushed for just 21 yards in the defeat.
On September 29, Middle Tennessee got the win against this Florida Atlantic team by a score of 25-24. The Owls defense allowed the Blue Raiders to rush for 137 yards on 36 attempts, including two rush TDs. Brad Anderson had a solid showing, recording 51 rushing yards and a score on 10 attempts, along with 53 yards on five catches for Middle Tennessee. For Florida Atlantic, Chris Robison completed 17-of-27 passes for 154 yards and one interception. Devin Singletary (118 rushing yards on 34 attempts, two TDs) and the signal-caller Robison (59 yards on nine carries, one TD) mounted the ground attack in the defeat while Willie Wright (four receptions, 33 yards) and Harrison Bryant (four catches, 26 yards) led the pass-catching corps.
Old Dominion has run the ball on 46.8 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Florida Atlantic has an overall rush percentage of 60.2 percent. The Monarchs have produced 101 rush yards/game (including 108 per game versus Conference USA opponents) and have nine scores via handoffs this year. The Owls are averaging 231 rushing yards per game and have 16 total rush TDs.
If the numbers so far this season can translate to this game, then it seems like the Owls should hold an advantage when it comes to applying pressure, since their offensive line has yielded only four sacks while the D-line has registered six sacks. The Monarchs O-line has given up 16 sacks and their defense has logged only nine sacks.
The Monarchs offense has averaged 287 yards in the air overall (259 per game against conference opposition) and has nine passing scores so far. The Owls have put up 225 pass yards per contest and have five total pass TDs.
Defensively, Old Dominion has allowed 219 rush yards and 290 pass yards per game. The Florida Atlantic defense has allowed 255.2 yards per game to opposing passers and 204.0 yards per game on the ground. The Monarchs are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of 7.98 to opponents, while the Owls have given up an ugly 9.07 ANY/A.
Passing-wise, LaRussa has amassed 433 yards this season, and has completed 60 percent of his 55 attempts with three passing scores and one interception. LaRussa has a 5.71 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number is 7.61 over the last two games.
Chris Robison has completed 81-of-120 passes for 953 yards, four TDs and three INTs for Florida Atlantic. His ANY/A sits at 7.10 for the year and 2.23 over his last two outings.
When these two schools met a year ago, Florida Atlantic knocked off Old Dominion easily 58-28.
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Betting Notes
Both teams have lost two fumbles this year.
The Old Dominion defensive unit has sacked opposing quarterbacks nine times this year. Florida Atlantic has recorded six sacks.
As a team, Old Dominion has averaged 2.89690721649485 yards per carry over its last three games and 2.3 over its last two.
Florida Atlantic has averaged 5.8 yards per carry over its last three contests and 5.6 over its last two.
Old Dominion was favored by 7 points in its previous game and the O/U going into it was 61.5. The over cashed and Old Dominion failed to cover in the 37-35 loss to East Carolina.
In its last three matches, Old Dominion is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in each of those three.
Florida Atlantic was the underdog by 3 points in its previous matchup and the Over/Under was set at 65. The under cashed and Florida Atlantic covered in that 25-24 defeat to Middle Tennessee.
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