Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Georgia Tech · Conference game
Closing spread
DUKE -4.5
✓ GT W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
DUKE 27–23 GT
✗ DUKE (63%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenDUKE -6.5
CloseDUKE -4.5
Total50.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDUKE -6.5
2 → GT
CloseDUKE -4.5
2 pts toward Georgia Tech
Total
Open50.5
▼ 5
Close45.5
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -6.5 · closed DUKE -4.5 · moved 2 toward GTmodel DUKE -4.5 matches the line
model DUKE -4.5 = line ✓
Opened 50.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 5 downmodel 49.5
model 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 49% (173 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 51% (264 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenDUKE -6.5
CloseDUKE -4.5
Total50.5 → 45.5
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
DUKE as a 4.5-point road favorite at GT, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 8 went over the total.
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This game: GT won 28–25 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 53 points went over 45.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2 against an average line of 4.3; 52.4 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 8 overs, 4 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-4 | 29–13 | W | O40.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7 | 21–38 | L | O45 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 23–0 | W | U46 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-4.5 | 21–29 | L | O42.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 39–41 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close |
-7.5 | 31–13 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation |
-6.5 | 19–26 | L | O44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 22–21 | L | O40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-1.5 | 35–32 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 32–39 | L | O54 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Duke ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) 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.
Duke ATS trend (4-0)
Duke have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Duke 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Georgia Tech ATS struggles (0-4)
Georgia Tech have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Georgia Tech home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward Georgia Tech
2 pts (DUKE -6.5 → DUKE -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 5
50.5 → 45.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 524 earlier overs in games with totals 41.5–49.5, 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | |
| 3-7 30% | 2-8 20% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
DUKE 35–57 GT (1 tied)
GT leads · 93 games since 1933 · GT has won the last 6 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 2025 | Georgia Tech 27 @ Duke 18 | DUKE -3.5 | GT W |
| Oct 5 2024 | Duke 14 @ Georgia Tech 24 | — | — |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
DUKE+3.8 →+6.8▲ 3.0#44
GT+7.5 →+0.2▼ 7.3#67
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#39
Offense
◀ DUKE better#72
#25
Defense
◀ DUKE better#94
+0.3 #57
Turnovers
◀ DUKE better−0.8 #114
69 plays #44
Pace
◀ DUKE faster65 plays #91
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DUKE off | GT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.3 #38 | 26.0 #94 | DUKE |
| Yards / play | 6.76 #25 | 5.55 #84 | DUKE |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #27 | +0.19 #113 | DUKE |
| Success rate | 44% #65 | 42% #86 | DUKE |
| GT off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.0 #82 | 11.0 #6 | DUKE |
| Yards / play | 5.74 #83 | 4.51 #17 | DUKE |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #68 | −0.02 #34 | DUKE |
| Success rate | 45% #53 | 38% #43 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the GT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #59 | 13.8 #17 | 20.8 #29 | 7.8 #43 | 7.8 #61 | 15.5 #47 | |
3.5 #49 | 7.5 #75 | 11.0 #59 | 8.0 #117 | 7.0 #90 | 15.0 #118 |
GT scoring against the DUKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #70 | 9.3 #72 | 16.0 #66 | 5.0 #90 | 6.0 #94 | 11.0 #99 | |
4.3 #72 | 5.3 #39 | 9.5 #45 | 0.8 #4 | 0.8 #1 | 1.5 #1 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 14 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
DUKE14d bye
GT14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast
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