Western Kentucky at Old Dominion - 2021 Matchup Preview

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs

Saturday, October 16th 2021 (3:30 PM EDT)
Western Kentucky -13.5 (66.5)
Western Kentucky 43 - Old Dominion: 20 (Conference USA)

Hilltoppers (9 - 5) (10 - 4 - 0)
Coach Tyson Helton (15 - 12)
Avg Score : 30 - 23 (25 - 28 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

ODU is playing their 7th straight game
WKU is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -8 (SP+ WKU -20.5)
Projected Score: WKU: 20 - ODU: 29 (49)
WKU Win prob: 84% | Cover: 56%
WKU Travel: 561 miles, 1 hrs behind

Monarchs (6 - 7) (9 - 4 - 0)
Coach Ricky Rahne (1 - 2)
Avg Score : 32 - 19 (34 - 9 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
WKU Players
ODU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Western Kentucky's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/2	Western Kentucky vs UT Martin	-24.0	58.5	W 59 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/11	Western Kentucky at Army	+6.0	52.0	L 35 - 38	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/25	Western Kentucky vs Indiana	+9.5	62.5	L 31 - 33	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Western Kentucky at Michigan State	+10.5	66.5	L 31 - 48	O	N
Sat 10/9	Western Kentucky vs UTSA	-3.5	71.0	L 46 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/16	Western Kentucky at Old Dominion	-13.5	66.5	W 43 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/23	Western Kentucky at Florida International	-16.5	78.0	W 34 - 19	U	N
Sat 10/30	Western Kentucky vs Charlotte	-19.5	71.5	W 45 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/6	Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee	-17.5	66.5	W 48 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/13	Western Kentucky at Rice	-19.0	61.0	W 42 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Western Kentucky vs Florida Atlantic	-11.5	64.0	W 52 - 17	O	Y
Sat 11/27	Western Kentucky at Marshall	-1.0	75.5	W 53 - 21	U	Y
Fri 12/3	Western Kentucky at UTSA	-3.0	74.5	L 41 - 49	O	N
Sat 12/18	Western Kentucky vs App State	+3.0	67.0	W 59 - 38	O	Y

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Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Western Kentucky's Schedule

Old Dominion's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 9/3	Old Dominion at Wake Forest	+32.5	61.5	L 10 - 42	U	Y
Sat 9/11	Old Dominion vs Hampton	-21.5	55.0	W 47 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Old Dominion at Liberty	+26.5	53.5	L 17 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/25	Old Dominion vs Buffalo	+13.0	50.5	L 34 - 35	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Old Dominion at UTEP	+5.5	48.5	L 21 - 28	O	N
Sat 10/9	Old Dominion at Marshall	+21.5	62.0	L 13 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/16	Old Dominion vs Western Kentucky	+13.5	66.5	L 20 - 43	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30	Old Dominion vs Louisiana Tech	+4.0	52.0	W 23 - 20	U	Y
Sat 11/6	Old Dominion at Florida International	-3.0	50.0	W 47 - 24	O	Y
Sat 11/13	Old Dominion vs Florida Atlantic	+6.5	48.0	W 30 - 16	U	Y
Sat 11/20	Old Dominion at Middle Tennessee	+3.0	48.5	W 24 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Old Dominion vs Charlotte	-8.5	55.5	W 56 - 34	O	Y
Mon 12/20	Old Dominion vs Tulsa	+7.5	55.0	L 17 - 30	U	N

Important Stats (2020)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
WKU	.05	41%	29.5	44%	2.74	125	37%	165	3.18	.15	40%	22.8	41%	37%	3.72	40.1	1.3	0.8
ODU		0%	32	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	18.5	0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
WKU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
ODU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
WKU Offense	12	29.5	24.5	40.5%	3.18	1.3	16	290	125	165	3.9	48%	52%	44%	37%	17%	.05
ODU Defense	0	18.5	8.5	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
WKU Defense	12	22.8	28	39.6%	3.72	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	57%	43%	41%	37%	18%	.15
ODU Offense	0	32	34.3	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Additional Stats 2020

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Western Kentucky	12	28:56	16.4	32%	56%	4.5	40.1	1.3	0.8	6.2	1.9	1	27.7
Old Dominion	0	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100

Run Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
WKU Offense	12	48%	44%	32.4	125	3.9	11	.03	2.74	75%	11%	0.75
ODU Defense	0	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
WKU Defense	12	57%	41%	-	-	-	-	.15	2.93	79%	10%	1.05
ODU Offense	0	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0

Pass Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
WKU Offense	12	52%	37%	17.3	30.8	165.3	5.4	9.5	12	4	.06	1.3	33%	29%	.2	6%	1.6
ODU Defense	0	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
WKU Defense	12	43%	37%	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	.15	1.6	34%	31%	.25	8%	1.9
ODU Offense	0	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

Western Kentucky's Power Ratings
Western Kentucky's Power Rating: NR
Western Kentucky's Offense Rating: NR
Western Kentucky's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #74
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Western Kentucky's 2021 Expected Record: -
Western Kentucky's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 13.3 #24
Western Kentucky's Offense SP+ Rating: 40.5 #5
Western Kentucky's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.8 #90

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Western Kentucky: Old Dominion: -1.2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Western Kentucky: 13.3 Old Dominion: -7.4

Old Dominion's Power Ratings
Old Dominion's Power Rating: -1.2 NR
Old Dominion's Offense Rating: NR
Old Dominion's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #104
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Old Dominion's 2021 Expected Record: -
Old Dominion's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -7.4 #100
Old Dominion's Offense SP+ Rating: 21.2 #108
Old Dominion's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.0 #81

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Western Kentucky Scoring
Offense: 29.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 24.5
Defense: 22.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 28

Western Kentucky's 2021 Record
Record: 9 - 5
Record vs Spread: 10 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 10 - 4
Record on Road: 5 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 7 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Old Dominion 29
Western Kentucky 20

Projected Total Points: 49

Old Dominion Scoring
Offense: 32 PPG
Offense at Home: 34.3
Defense: 18.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 8.5

Old Dominion's 2021 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 6 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 3 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	12/18	Old Dominion	35	Western Kentucky	38	Old Dominion -4.0	Western Kentucky	49.0	Over
2021	10/16	Old Dominion	20	Western Kentucky	43	Western Kentucky -13.5	Western Kentucky	66.5	Under
2019	10/05	Old Dominion	3	Western Kentucky	20	Western Kentucky -2.5	Western Kentucky	42.0	Under
2018	10/20	Western Kentucky	34	Old Dominion	37	Western Kentucky -4	Old Dominion	55.0	Over
2017	10/20	Old Dominion	31	Western Kentucky	35	Western Kentucky -6.5	Old Dominion	50.0	Over
2016	10/22	Western Kentucky	59	Old Dominion	24	Western Kentucky -13	Western Kentucky	65.0	Over
2015	10/31	Old Dominion	30	Western Kentucky	55	Western Kentucky -24	Western Kentucky	66.0	Over
2014	10/25	Western Kentucky	66	Old Dominion	51	Western Kentucky -11.5	Western Kentucky	0

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Old Dominion	1	2	5 Overs
Western Kentucky	7	6	2 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	2 - 6	3 - 5	2 - 2	1 - 3
Road Teams	6 - 2	5 - 3	3 - 1	2 - 2

(#) WKU at (#) ODU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	WKU	ODU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#24	#100
Perf GradeGrade	#29	#86
OffenseOff	#16	#95
DefenseDef	#67	#62
Spec TeamsST	#96	#48
TalentTal	#74	#104
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Western Kentucky Injury Report

Old Dominion Injury Report

Western Kentucky on Offense


CategoryCat	WKU Off	ODU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#16	#62
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#5	#81
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Western Kentucky Run Game


CategoryCat	WKU Off	ODU Def
Run GameRun	#82	#42
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#47	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#78

Western Kentucky Pass Game


CategoryCat	WKU Off	ODU Def
Pass GamePass	#12	#29
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#1	#123
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Old Dominion on Offense


CategoryCat	ODU Off	WKU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#95	#67
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#108	#90
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Old Dominion Run Game


CategoryCat	ODU Off	WKU Def
Run GameRun	#49	#91
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#77	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#81

Old Dominion Pass Game


CategoryCat	ODU Off	WKU Def
Pass GamePass	#80	#33
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#83	#81
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
ODU 5 Year Profile: Improving Below Avg G5
'21 Profile: Up to Average G5

WKU 5 Year Profile: Improving Top G5
'21 Profile: Up to Top 25 Contenders

Weather Forecast
Playing in Foreman Field
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 7
Western Kentucky 13.5 (66.5)
Western Kentucky won at Old Dominion this year (43-20)

Previous Matchups
Western Kentucky beat Old Dominion in 2023 (38-35)

WKU's OC Zach Kittley (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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WKU's DC Maurice Crum Jr. (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

ODU's OC Kirk Campbell (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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ODU's DC Blake Seiler (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD