Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Wake Forest
Weather at kickoff73°F11 mphgusts 24DryWeather watch ›
5-5 · Power #117
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7-3 · Power #53
52
▲ winner
Closing spread
WAKE -17.5
✓ WAKE W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
DEL 15–33 WAKE
✓ WAKE (90%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWAKE -18.5
CloseWAKE -17.5
Total53.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Delaware
Total
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WAKE -18.5 · closed WAKE -17.5 · moved 1 toward DELmodel WAKE -21
Opened 53.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 5 downmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 90%, covered 50% (123 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (291 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWAKE -18.5
CloseWAKE -17.5
Total53.5 → 48.5
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 WAKE as a 17.5-point home favorite against DEL, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: WAKE won 52–14; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 48.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Below normal · usually 89%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%

Wins below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 8.3 against an average line of 17; 52.7 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
UK vs VAN
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1721–24 L U45.5
Very close
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-17.57–30 L U47.5
Very close
TOL vs BGSU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-14.535–42 L O46.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-14.531–13 W U47.25
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-18.538–14 W O51
Close
ND vs BC
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-2044–0 W O42
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-1630–34 L O47.5
Close
USA vs TXST
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-1638–21 W O46
Close
CIN vs NAVY
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-18.520–10 L U43.5
Close
USA vs ULM
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-1741–34 L O51
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Wake Forest ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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.

Delaware ATS struggles (3-7)
Delaware have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Delaware away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Wake Forest ATS trend (7-3)
Wake Forest have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Wake Forest 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 5
53.5 → 48.5. · 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
DEL−22.6 →−14.5▲ 8.1#125
WAKE−4.6 →+1.7▲ 6.3#61
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

DEL
Longer bar = better
WAKE
#60
Offense
◀ DEL better
#103
#109
Defense
WAKE better ▶
#12
−0.8 #122
Turnovers
WAKE better ▶
−0.1 #83
74 plays #7
Pace
◀ DEL faster
66 plays #78
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DEL has the ball
Advantage: WAKE defense
DEL offWAKE defEdge
Points / game 28.2 #66 19.5 #22 WAKE
Yards / play 5.68 #68 4.52 #10 WAKE
PPA / play +0.13 #60 −0.08 #8 WAKE
Success rate 45% #47 34% #9 WAKE
When WAKE has the ball
Even matchup
WAKE offDEL defEdge
Points / game 23.8 #97 30.7 #114 Even
Yards / play 5.52 #78 5.94 #106 WAKE
PPA / play +0.01 #114 +0.21 #125 Even
Success rate 36% #122 43% #89 DEL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
DEL scoring against the WAKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEL scored
4.4
#106
10.4
#30
14.8
#70
5.6
#74
7.2
#58
12.8
#61
WAKE allowed
3.3
#29
4.2
#9
7.5
#11
5.9
#88
5.4
#41
11.3
#56
WAKE scoring against the DEL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WAKE scored
7.0
#44
8.2
#76
15.2
#67
4.7
#94
3.3
#130
8.0
#128
DEL allowed
5.9
#82
8.2
#93
14.1
#88
9.6
#134
6.7
#72
16.3
#128

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WAKE +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 11 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
DEL7d
WAKE7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast

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