Old Dominion Monarchs vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 8/30/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Old Dominion Monarchs vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Hoosiers (-23.5)

Total/Over-Under: 54.5

The Indiana Hoosiers (11-2 last year) will compete against the Old Dominion Monarchs (5-7 last season) at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Indiana opens this contest as 3.5-point favorites. The total has been set at 54.5.

The Old Dominion Monarchs ended the season having earned a 5-7 record. In their last matchup, the Monarchs stepped onto the field against the Arkansas State Red Wolves and earned the victory with a final of 40-32. The Old Dominion Monarchs ended up running the ball 52 different times and accumulated 406 yards, which earned them an average of 7.8 yds per attempt. At the end of the game, they tallied 64 plays which gave them a total of 549 yards. Old Dominion allowed 22 completions on 36 attempts for a total of 261 yards, and a completion percentage of 61.1%. In the running game, the Monarchs gave up 149 yds on 39 attempts, which is 3.8 yds per run allowed.

The Monarchs earned 4,832 total yards for the previous season. Old Dominion amassed 17 touchdowns through the air and 28 rushing touchdowns. They gave the ball to the opposition 20 times. Old Dominion accumulated 236 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 74 infractions for 650 yards. As a team they had an average of 209.8 yds via the ground game, giving them a rank of 14th in Division 1. Regarding getting in the endzone, the Old Dominion Monarchs had an average of 28.0 points per outing.

In terms of passing yardage, the Monarchs gave up 2,854 yds which had them sitting in 74th in D-1. In their 12 games played last year, they gave up 237.8 yards per game via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 60.9%. They surrendered 410.4 yards/contest which ranked them 102nd in D-1. They allowed 23 touchdowns via the pass and 18 touchdowns on the ground. They allowed an average of 4.3 yards per rushing attempt and 172.6 rushing yards per contest last year. During the season, they allowed 2,071 rushing yards through 12 games. The Monarchs were ranked 88th in college football in terms of team defense, giving up 28.0 PPG.

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The Hoosiers wrapped up their season with a 11-2 record. The last time they took the field, the Hoosiers went home defeated by a final of 27-17 when they faced the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Indiana allowed 35 run attempts for 193 yards (5.5 yards per carry). The Hoosiers secondary conceded a completion rate of 71.9%, relinquishing 201 yds on 23 out of 32 through the air. The Hoosiers finished with a total of 278 yds while running 61 plays (4.6 yds per play). Indiana ran the ball for 2.3 yds per carry, totaling 63 yds on 27 carries.

The Indiana Hoosiers averaged 426.4 yards per game, which had them ranked 34th in Division 1. The Indiana offense racked up 571 penalty yds on 62 infractions, which had them ranked 112th in Division 1 in terms of giving up free yards. They maintained an average of 165.1 run yards per game and rushed for 2,146 yards for the year. They tossed 7 interceptions while conceding 3 fumbles and they earned 306 1st downs. When it comes to the points being put on the board, the Hoosiers sat 2nd in D-1 scoring 41.3 PPG. For the prior season, the Hoosiers threw for a total of 3,397 yards via the pass as well as an average of 261.3 throwing yards per outing, which had them ranked 34th in D-1.

Indiana gave up a total of 1,056 yards on the ground (81.2 yards per contest) as well as 12 touchdowns rushing last year. They gave up 10 touchdowns from the passing game and 176.1 yards per game, which had them in 10th in the nation. Their defense compiled 9 fumbles recovered and 16 picks over the course of the prior season. The Hoosiers defense was on the field for 777 plays, which was good for 18th in Division 1. The Hoosiers relinquished 15.6 points per contest, ranking them 6th in Division 1. Over the course of the season, they relinquished 203 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Monarchs/Hoosiers college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Hoosiers -23.5

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