Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 5:15 PM EDTWeek 2 · at North Carolina
Closing spread
UNC -18
✓ APP W
Total
58
▲ Over · 74 pts
Model before kickoff
APP 20–35 UNC
✓ UNC (86%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNC -18
Total58
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseUNC -18
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close58
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNC -18
Total58
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Signals
The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Small sample warning
App State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in OT. Of 20 earlier overs in games with totals 54–62, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-0 100% | 0-1 0% | 1-0 100% | |
| 1-0 100% | 1-0 100% | 0-1 0% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
Longer bar = better
#39
Offense
◀ APP better#94
#81
Defense
Even#86
+3.0 #7
Turnovers
◀ APP better−2.0 #123
67 plays #67
Pace
UNC faster ▶71 plays #46
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| APP off | UNC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 45.0 #24 | 17.0 #63 | APP |
| Yards / play | 5.88 #63 | 5.01 #67 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.38 #30 | +0.22 #103 | APP |
| Success rate | 51% #39 | 48% #111 | APP |
| UNC off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.0 #68 | 24.0 #85 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.15 #58 | 4.80 #64 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.21 #125 | +0.05 #75 | APP |
| Success rate | 31% #126 | 45% #101 | APP |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
APP7d
UNC7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 135fast
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