Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Clemson · Conference game
Weather at kickoff55°F2 mphgusts 8DryWeather watch ›
4-3 · Power #47
46
▲ winner
Final
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3-4 · Power #34
45
final
Closing spread
CLEM -4.5
✓ DUKE W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 91 pts
Model before kickoff
DUKE 25–30 CLEM
✗ CLEM (63%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -3.5
CloseCLEM -4.5
Total53.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Clemson
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CLEM -3.5 · closed CLEM -4.5 · moved 1 toward CLEMmodel CLEM -4.5 matches the line
Opened 53.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 upmodel 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 53% (194 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (218 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -3.5
CloseCLEM -4.5
Total53.5 → 55.5
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 CLEM as a 4.5-point home favorite against DUKE, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: DUKE won 46–45 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 91 points went over 55.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 8.6 against an average line of 5; 46.4 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
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & situation
-2.535–28 W O59.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-641–13 W U59.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-3.529–16 W U52.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total
-642–20 W O58
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation
-726–19 P U53.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-541–13 W U62.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-2.513–19 L U58
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-6.516–10 L U51.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation
-3.518–27 L U60.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & total
-7.514–24 L 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Duke ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.

Clemson ATS struggles (2-5)
Clemson have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Clemson home ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved up 2
53.5 → 55.5. · 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
DUKE+1.9 →+7.0▲ 5.1#41
CLEM+15.2 →+8.7▼ 6.5#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

DUKE
Longer bar = better
CLEM
#23
Offense
◀ DUKE better
#70
#85
Defense
CLEM better ▶
#39
+0.6 #38
Turnovers
◀ DUKE better
−0.6 #114
67 plays #68
Pace
CLEM faster ▶
68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DUKE has the ball
Even matchup
DUKE offCLEM defEdge
Points / game 33.9 #40 20.9 #38 Even
Yards / play 6.93 #13 5.01 #33 Even
PPA / play +0.25 #22 +0.06 #49 DUKE
Success rate 49% #17 39% #37 Even
When CLEM has the ball
Even matchup
CLEM offDUKE defEdge
Points / game 26.0 #81 25.7 #83 Even
Yards / play 5.91 #58 5.80 #97 CLEM
PPA / play +0.11 #81 +0.14 #94 Even
Success rate 44% #59 41% #67 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the CLEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DUKE scored
4.3
#110
12.1
#13
16.4
#53
7.3
#42
10.1
#12
17.4
#19
CLEM allowed
4.7
#53
7.4
#81
12.1
#67
3.4
#30
5.3
#43
8.7
#26
CLEM scoring against the DUKE defense
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CLEM scored
6.9
#58
8.9
#66
15.7
#62
4.9
#93
5.4
#99
10.3
#107
DUKE allowed
7.4
#109
6.7
#63
14.1
#88
4.3
#46
7.3
#87
11.6
#67

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLEM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 2 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DUKE14d bye
CLEM14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast

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