Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Florida State · Conference game
Closing spread
FSU -14
✓ FSU W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
DUKE 19–32 FSU
✓ FSU (82%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFSU -14
Total48.5
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Market
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Spread
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CloseFSU -14
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Total
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Close48.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFSU -14
Total48.5
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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
FSU as a 14-point home favorite against DUKE, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: FSU won 38–20; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 48.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 82%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 12 against an average line of 13.3; 49.4 points a game (usually 55.8). Of the 1 over, 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 | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-14 | 27–21 | L | U50 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & rest |
-15.5 | 24–21 | L | U48.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13 | 6–14 | L | U44.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-12 | 31–19 | P | O47 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 21–24 | L | U52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14.5 | 51–13 | W | O47 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-15.25 | 41–10 | W | O50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form |
-10.5 | 35–20 | W | O52.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & rest |
-14 | 27–24 | L | O44.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-12 | 44–21 | W | O43 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 no trends and market moves 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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 92 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-1 83% | 4-2 67% | 2-2-1 50% | |
| 6-0 100% | 4-2 67% | 2-2 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
DUKE+4.1 →+11.0▲ 6.9#20
FSU+6.4 →+17.2▲ 10.8#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#38
Offense
Even#26
#16
Defense
◀ DUKE better#41
+0.5 #33
Turnovers
Even+0.8 #21
60 plays #126
Pace
FSU faster ▶64 plays #99
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DUKE off | FSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.2 #51 | 18.3 #22 | FSU |
| Yards / play | 6.47 #33 | 5.32 #53 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #35 | +0.06 #57 | DUKE |
| Success rate | 47% #32 | 38% #30 | Even |
| FSU off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 42.2 #7 | 9.8 #4 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.02 #11 | 4.44 #12 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #19 | −0.08 #10 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #65 | 38% #38 | DUKE |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the FSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #89 | 9.5 #46 | 14.7 #68 | 10.5 #8 | 6.0 #83 | 16.5 #28 | |
2.8 #18 | 7.2 #72 | 10.0 #38 | 4.5 #43 | 3.8 #17 | 8.3 #20 |
FSU scoring against the DUKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.8 #19 | 10.3 #36 | 19.2 #17 | 12.0 #3 | 9.8 #20 | 21.8 #3 | |
2.8 #18 | 2.8 #4 | 5.7 #6 | 0.5 #3 | 3.7 #11 | 4.2 #3 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 5 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DUKE7d
FSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 134fast
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