Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 5:15 PM EDTWeek 2 · at North Carolina
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1-0 · Power #61
34
final
Final
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1-0 · Power #34
40
▲ winner
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

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNC -18
Total58
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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.

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App State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
APP
Longer bar = better
UNC
#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
When APP has the ball
Advantage: APP offense
APP offUNC defEdge
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
When UNC has the ball
Even matchup
UNC offAPP defEdge
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
UNC +2.5
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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