{"id":119023,"date":"2024-10-03T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T00:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=119023"},"modified":"2024-10-03T17:20:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T00:20:14","slug":"fbs-cfb-betting-g5-underdog-of-the-week-old-dominion-coastal-carolina-rmrm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-cfb-betting-g5-underdog-of-the-week-old-dominion-coastal-carolina-rmrm\/","title":{"rendered":"CFB Betting: The Group Of Five Underdog Of The Week Is Old Dominion +6 at Coastal Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Good news. If you waited to bet last week\u2019s Group of Five<\/a> Underdog of the Week, then you likely cashed the bet.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I selected Northern Illinois as the G5 Underdog of the Week at +7 against North Carolina State. The line moved, and college football betting odds<\/a> had NIU as an eight-point underdog on Friday and up until kickoff.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m surprised the Huskies covered the spread as they consistently made things difficult on themselves by committing penalties and turning the ball over. This included a scoop and score and another fumble that was spotted at the NIU 1-yard line. The Huskies\u2019 offense gave up more points than their defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of a win, we get a push. Things could be worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s this week\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Old Dominion (Spread +6, Moneyline +180) at Coastal Carolina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With 23 G5 teams on a bye this week, there aren\u2019t many great options to choose from for this week\u2019s G5 Underdog. Still, I think ODU will have a great opportunity here to completely change the tide of its season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coastal Carolina hasn\u2019t impressed so far. Sure, the Chanticleers are 3-1, but they\u2019ve had a light schedule and escaped with an eight-point win against Temple. They trailed by 27 at home against Virginia two weeks ago before losing by 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, the Monarchs have faced a tough schedule and almost beat South Carolina, who lost to LSU by a field goal and trumped Kentucky, who just beat Ole Miss. ODU was 0-3 and on the brink of being 0-4 before finding a way to defeat Bowling Green last week, taking the lead on a late fourth-quarter drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That win, along with freshman quarterback Colton Joseph, breathed new life into ODU. I think the Monarchs now have the potential to string some wins together in conference play. Joseph replaced starter Grant Wilson \u2014 who is battling a wrist injury \u2014 in the second half and led the Monarchs on the game-winning drive. It was one of the best possessions for ODU\u2019s offense all season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the offense hasn\u2019t been great, ODU\u2019s defense has been solid for the most part. CCU put up a combined 95 points in its first two games, but those were against poor defenses. I like ODU to keep CCU stagnant this week and force quarterback Ethan Vasko into some bad throws, something that we saw a lot of against Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since last year, ODU is 6-2 against the spread as a road underdog and went 4-0 ATS in Sun Belt<\/a> road games last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t like that Coastal is coming off a bye and this is the second consecutive road trip for ODU, but the Monarchs are eager to turn their season around.<\/p>\n\n\n

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