Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at North Carolina
Weather at kickoff82°F8 mphgusts 20Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
0-1 · Power #119
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1-0 · Power #64
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▲ winner
Closing spread
UNC -21.5
✓ CLT W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 14–35 UNC
✓ UNC (94%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNC -21
CloseUNC -21.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward North Carolina
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNC -21 · closed UNC -21.5 · moved 0.5 toward UNCmodel UNC -21
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 19.5–23.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 44% (54 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNC -21
CloseUNC -21.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like UNC as a 21.5-point home favorite against CLT, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: UNC won 38–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 47.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 20.8 against an average line of 21.4; 56 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2227–38 L O51.5
Very close
USC vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-21.541–34 L O55.5
Very close
ORST vs COLO
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & rest
-2342–9 W O47.5
Very close
SC vs VAN
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & total
-18.7521–20 L U50
Close
TLSA vs TEM
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest
-2244–10 W O50.5
Close
ND vs NAVY
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-2134–6 W U47.5
Close
TEX vs RICE
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & rest
-2658–0 W O52
Close
BYU vs WYO
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation
-21.2538–24 L O49.75
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest
-2141–28 L O55
Close
WSU vs CSU
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & season form
-1738–7 W U52.25
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 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
Charlotte have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CLT−9.5 →−11.5▼ 2.0#120
UNC+7.2 →+5.3▼ 1.9#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

CLT
Longer bar = better
UNC
#122
Offense
Even
#115
#99
Defense
UNC better ▶
#72
−1.0 #110
Turnovers
UNC better ▶
0.0 #85
76 plays #21
Pace
◀ CLT faster
64 plays #88
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLT has the ball
Advantage: UNC defense
CLT offUNC defEdge
Points / game 7.0 #126 17.0 #75 UNC
Yards / play 4.26 #112 4.44 #62 UNC
PPA / play −0.20 #121 +0.05 #75 UNC
Success rate 26% #130 38% #76 UNC
When UNC has the ball
Even matchup
UNC offCLT defEdge
Points / game 19.0 #106 30.0 #105 Even
Yards / play 3.94 #118 7.12 #119 Even
PPA / play −0.13 #116 +0.11 #87 CLT
Success rate 33% #121 41% #83 CLT

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNC +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
CLT7d
UNC9d
UNC +2 days
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
CLT, UNC backup QBs started
Not the usual starter

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