Norfolk State at Virginia

Week 2 · Sep 11Scott Stadium · Charlottesville, VA

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Pregame view lockedThe OV Line and Factors remain frozen. The market comparison uses the completed-game record below.
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Opening LineVirginia -50Before any Factor adjustments This is the matchup estimate implied by the OV Ratings before any game-specific Factors. Why doesn’t OnVarsity adjust it automatically?
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Kickoff-adjacent Market ConsensusVirginia -479-book consensus · observed Sep 11, 6:45 PM EDT
Why the market may differ1 FactorOnVarsity Opening LineVirginia -50Factor Adjustments~1 pt toward VirginiaOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested LineVirginia -51Unexplained Gap~4 pts toward Norfolk StateExplore similar gaps OnVarsity Opening LineVirginia -50Factor adjustment (Open)~1 pt toward VirginiaOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Open)Virginia -51Opening Market ConsensusVirginia -43.5Unexplained at open~7.5 pts toward Norfolk StateSince openFactor adjustment (In-Week)≈ Net zeroOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Current)Virginia -51Kickoff-adjacent Market ConsensusVirginia -47Unexplained gap~4 pts toward Norfolk StateExplore similar gaps Virginia has extra rest~1 pt toward Virginia

Virginia has extra rest

~1 pt toward Virginia

Virginia has 7.1 extra days of rest. In comparable games, the market historically shaded about 1.1 points toward Virginia; final-margin results did not show a reliable matching improvement.

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Completed gameWhat happened?Norfolk State 3 · Virginia 59
Pregame OV Line
Virginia -50
Kickoff-adjacent Market Consensus
Virginia -47
OV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line
Virginia -51
Actual margin
Virginia by 56

Observed 0h 14m before kickoff. The OV Line and Factors retain their pregame values. One outcome does not prove that a Factor caused the market difference.

Pregame Win Probability
Norfolk State <0.01%Virginia >99.9%

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Norfolk StateVSVirginia

Model View

Overall Rating—+2.7 · #57
Offense Rating—-0.4
Defense Rating—+3.1

2025 Performance

Offense PPA/Play—0.17
Offense Success Rate—41.4%
Defense PPA/Play Allowed—0.06
Defense Success Rate Allowed—36.9%

2026 Outlook

Market Win Total—7.9
Playoff Odds—<0.01%
Strength of Schedule Rank—66th