James Madison vs. Old Dominion Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 18, 2025

Updated Oct. 18, 2025 3:04 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

The James Madison Dukes (5-1) take college football's third-ranked rushing defense into a matchup with the Old Dominion Monarchs (4-2), who have the No. 10 rushing attack, on Saturday, October 18, 2025. The Dukes are only 2.5-point favorites. This matchup has an over/under of 47.5 points.

The Dukes' last game was versus the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, and they won by a score of 24-14. The Monarchs lost to the Marshall Thundering Herd, 48-24, in their last game.

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James Madison vs. Old Dominion Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field in Harrisonburg, Virginia
TV: ESPNU
Live Box Score on FOX Sports

James Madison vs Old Dominion Betting Information updated as of October 18, 2025, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
James Madison	-2.5 (-122)	-149	+125	47.5	-111	-109

James Madison vs. Old Dominion Prediction

Pick ATS: Old Dominion (+2.5)
Pick OU: Under (47.5)
Prediction: Old Dominion 24, James Madison 22

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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James Madison vs. Old Dominion Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Dukes 25, Monarchs 22.
The Dukes have a 59.8% chance to collect the win in this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability. The Monarchs have a 44.4% implied probability.
James Madison has won four games against the spread this season, while failing to cover twice.
Old Dominion has covered four times in six games with a spread this year.

James Madison vs. Old Dominion: Head-to-Head

In their last three head-to-head contests, James Madison has defeated Old Dominion three times.
The Dukes carry a 2-1 record ATS in those games, while the two teams have gone over the total on two occasions.
Over their last three head-to-head contests, James Madison has put up 102 points, while Old Dominion has accumulated 62.

James Madison vs. Old Dominion: 2025 Stats Comparison

	James Madison	Old Dominion
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	27.2 (83)	34.2 (46)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	13.7 (9)	20.2 (38)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	8 (76)	15 (134)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	5 (104)	12 (12)

James Madison 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Alonza Barnett III	QB	957 YDS (60.3%) / 7 TD / 2 INT 113 RUSH YDS / 5 RUSH TD / 18.8 RUSH YPG
Wayne Knight	RB	537 YDS / 4 TD / 89.5 YPG / 6.6 YPC 21 REC / 138 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 23 REC YPG
Landon Ellis	WR	19 REC / 303 YDS / 5 TD / 50.5 YPG
Jordan Fuller	RB	312 YDS / 1 TD / 78 YPG / 5.9 YPC
Trent Hendrick	LB	25 TKL / 4 TFL / 3 SACK
Jacob Thomas	DB	19 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 SACK / 2 INT
Sahir West	DL	14 TKL / 4 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Aiden Gobaira	DL	7 TKL / 5 TFL / 3 SACK

Old Dominion 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Colton Joseph	QB	1,481 YDS (63.2%) / 13 TD / 6 INT 486 RUSH YDS / 6 RUSH TD / 81 RUSH YPG
Trequan Jones	RB	477 YDS / 4 TD / 95.4 YPG / 8.8 YPC
Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding	WR	25 REC / 366 YDS / 5 TD / 61 YPG
Ja'Cory Thomas	WR	22 REC / 397 YDS / 3 TD / 66.2 YPG
Jerome Carter	DB	24 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Jeremy Mack Jr.	LB	13 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK / 1 INT
Keshawn Thomas	LB	15 TKL / 3 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Jackson Forrest	LB	11 TKL / 0 TFL / 1.5 SACK