Wed, Dec 31, 2025, 2:00 PM ESTTony the Tiger Sun Bowl · Neutral site
Closing spread
DUKE -4
✓ ASU W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 81 pts
Model before kickoff
ASU 26–29 DUKE
✓ DUKE (57%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenDUKE -1.5
CloseDUKE -4
Total51.5 → 49.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDUKE -1.5
2.5 → DUKE
CloseDUKE -4
2.5 pts toward Duke
Total
Open51.5
▼ 2
Close49.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -1.5 · closed DUKE -4 · moved 2.5 toward DUKEmodel ASU -3.5
model ASU -3.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 downmodel 54.5
model 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Neutral-site favorites of 2–6 since 2023: won 49%, covered 39% (77 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 48% (121 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenDUKE -1.5
CloseDUKE -4
Total51.5 → 49.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
DUKE as a 4-point neutral-site favorite against ASU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: DUKE won 42–39; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 81 points went over 49.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.3 against an average line of 3.7; 44.7 points a game (usually 53). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Postseason · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 29–6 | W | U54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 21–19 | L | U51 |
| Very close |
2023 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 34–14 | W | U55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form |
-4 | 13–31 | L | U48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 30–3 | W | U51.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 27–35 | L | O49 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 21–41 | L | O48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar situation & season form |
-2 | 12–16 | L | U45.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 10–37 | L | U53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 28–20 | W | U51.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Duke ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward Duke
2.5 pts (DUKE -1.5 → DUKE -4), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
51.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q2. Of 618 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 3-7 30% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ASU+11.1 →+7.6▼ 3.5#40
DUKE+1.9 →+4.4▲ 2.5#50
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16
Longer bar = better
#90
Offense
DUKE better ▶#27
#44
Defense
◀ ASU better#107
−0.3 #102
Turnovers
DUKE better ▶+0.6 #19
71 plays #16
Pace
◀ ASU faster67 plays #59
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ASU off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.7 #88 | 28.7 #92 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.63 #75 | 6.11 #118 | ASU |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #99 | +0.18 #115 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #99 | 44% #101 | Even |
| DUKE off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.0 #19 | 23.0 #54 | DUKE |
| Yards / play | 6.17 #32 | 5.02 #32 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #26 | +0.03 #40 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #32 | 40% #49 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ASU scoring against the DUKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.7 #131 | 8.6 #67 | 11.3 #103 | 5.8 #69 | 7.6 #51 | 13.4 #55 | |
6.6 #101 | 8.6 #91 | 15.2 #98 | 5.8 #82 | 7.6 #96 | 13.5 #93 |
DUKE scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #46 | 9.7 #40 | 16.3 #45 | 7.4 #33 | 9.8 #13 | 17.2 #14 | |
4.4 #45 | 6.2 #38 | 10.6 #38 | 5.9 #84 | 6.5 #66 | 12.4 #70 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
55° · 1 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ASU33d bye
DUKE25d bye
ASU +8 days
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
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