Wk 2 · 2026
Old Dominion Monarchs at Virginia Tech Hokies — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
· CW FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
12:00pET
VT -17.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings opened -14 · 3.5 toward VT
Ratings differential VT by 17.7
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Old Dominion form
W 10-3at APPL 10-42at GASTL 20-46vs JMUL 17-20vs ECUL 21-44at VT
2026 season
Virginia Tech form
L 20-25at CALL 33-35vs PITTW 21-14at BCW 35-26at MDW 44-21vs ODU
2026 season
Old Dominion this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Virginia Tech this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Virginia Tech leads 5–3 · Virginia Tech won the last one
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
9.8 points toward Virginia Tech
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-12 | Old Dominion 21 — 44 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2025 | 2025-09-13 | Old Dominion 45 — 26 Virginia Tech | at VT | Old Dominion |
| 2024 | 2024-09-14 | Virginia Tech 37 — 17 Old Dominion | at ODU | Virginia Tech |
| 2023 | 2023-09-02 | Old Dominion 17 — 36 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2022 | 2022-09-02 | Virginia Tech 17 — 20 Old Dominion | at ODU | Old Dominion |
| 2019 | 2019-09-07 | Old Dominion 17 — 31 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
| 2018 | 2018-09-22 | Virginia Tech 35 — 49 Old Dominion | at ODU | Old Dominion |
| 2017 | 2017-09-23 | Old Dominion 0 — 38 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
Old Dominion leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Quinn Henicle QB #10 | 38/68, 473 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Ryan Huff QB #4 | 23/48, 279 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Devin Roche RB #3 | 57 CAR, 247 YDS |
| Quinn Henicle QB #10 | 55 CAR, 235 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Trey Hall RB #6 | 21 CAR, 57 YDS | |
| Receiving | TJ Johnson WR #11 | 12 REC, 163 YDS, 2 TD |
| Josh Rodriguez WR #8 | 12 REC, 150 YDS | |
| JJ Harrell WR #1 | 9 REC, 126 YDS | |
| Leon Haughton Jr. TE #86 | 10 REC, 118 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Lucas Struck S #19 | 36 |
| Mario Thompson LB #0 | 35 | |
| Mario Easterly S #3 | 32 | |
| Sacks | Javen Gibson DL #4 | 3 |
| Koa Naotala LB #10 | 2 | |
| Jackson Forrest LB #18 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Mario Easterly S #3 | 1 |
| Brandon Crutchfield CB #5 | 1 |
Virginia Tech leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Ethan Grunkemeyer QB #17 | 131/177, 1446 YDS, 11 TD, 2 INT |
| Bryce Baker QB #22 | 11/14, 127 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jeffrey Overton Jr. RB #16 | 77 CAR, 455 YDS, 4 TD |
| Marcellous Hawkins RB #27 | 58 CAR, 238 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Messiah Mickens RB #26 | 8 CAR, 34 YDS | |
| Receiving | Luke Reynolds TE #85 | 37 REC, 373 YDS, 4 TD |
| Que'Sean Brown WR #3 | 33 REC, 371 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Ayden Greene WR #0 | 12 REC, 213 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jeffrey Overton Jr. RB #16 | 15 REC, 150 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kaleb Spencer LB #3 | 24 |
| Noah Chambers LB #16 | 22 | |
| Keon Wylie LB #33 | 19 | |
| Sacks | Aycen Stevens DL #42 | 5.5 |
| Cortez Harris DL #34 | 5 | |
| Kaleb Spencer LB #3 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Thomas Williams CB #23 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.