Wed, Dec 31, 2025, 2:00 PM ESTTony the Tiger Sun Bowl · Neutral site
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8-4 · Power #41
39
final
Final
vs
8-5 · Power #47
42
▲ winner
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
2.5 pts toward Duke
Total
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
Opened 51.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
FRES vs WSU
2022 · Postseason · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.529–6 W U54
Very close
TOL vs LIB
2022 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.521–19 L U51
Very close
2023 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.534–14 W U55.5
Close
2023 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form
-413–31 L U48.5
Close
ORST vs FLA
2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form
-7.530–3 W U51.75
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total
-327–35 L O49
Close
2023 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form
-1.521–41 L O48.5
Close
NCST vs MD
2022 · Postseason · close · similar situation & season form
-212–16 L U45.25
Close
2023 · Postseason · close · similar rest & situation
-310–37 L U53
Close
ND vs BYU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.528–20 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%)
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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

ASU
Longer bar = better
DUKE
#90
Offense
DUKE better ▶
#27
#44
Defense
◀ ASU better
#107
−0.3 #102
Turnovers
DUKE better ▶
+0.6 #19
71 plays #16
Pace
◀ ASU faster
67 plays #59
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ASU has the ball
Even matchup
ASU offDUKE defEdge
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
When DUKE has the ball
Even matchup
DUKE offASU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ASU scored
2.7
#131
8.6
#67
11.3
#103
5.8
#69
7.6
#51
13.4
#55
DUKE allowed
6.6
#101
8.6
#91
15.2
#98
5.8
#82
7.6
#96
13.5
#93
DUKE scoring against the ASU defense
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DUKE scored
6.6
#46
9.7
#40
16.3
#45
7.4
#33
9.8
#13
17.2
#14
ASU allowed
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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