Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at North Carolina
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNC -21
0.5 → UNC
CloseUNC -21.5
0.5 pts toward North Carolina
Total
Open48.5
▼ 1
Close47.5
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
model UNC -21
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 49
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-22 | 27–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-21.5 | 41–34 | L | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-23 | 42–9 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & total |
-18.75 | 21–20 | L | U50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest |
-22 | 44–10 | W | O50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total |
-21 | 34–6 | W | U47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & rest |
-26 | 58–0 | W | O52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation |
-21.25 | 38–24 | L | O49.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest |
-21 | 41–28 | L | O55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & season form |
-17 | 38–7 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 183 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 5-4 56% | 4-5 44% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 4-4-1 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#122
Offense
Even#115
#99
Defense
UNC better ▶#72
−1.0 #110
Turnovers
UNC better ▶0.0 #85
76 plays #21
Pace
◀ CLT faster64 plays #88
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLT off | UNC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UNC off | CLT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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