Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at NC State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff62°F7 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
6-3 · Power #60
29
▲ winner
Final
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5-4 · Power #67
19
final
Closing spread
NCSU -3.5
✓ DUKE W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
DUKE 23–25 NCSU
✗ NCSU (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNCSU -2.5
CloseNCSU -3.5
Total50.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward NC State
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NCSU -2.5 · closed NCSU -3.5 · moved 1 toward NCSUmodel DUKE -1
Opened 50.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 upmodel 48.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 49% (175 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 51% (35 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNCSU -2.5
CloseNCSU -3.5
Total50.5 → 51.5
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 NCSU as a 3.5-point home favorite against DUKE, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: DUKE won 29–19 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 51.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
2 of 1020%
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 5.8 against an average line of 3.1; 43.8 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
BC vs FSU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-323–26 L U55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.529–16 W U52.5
Very close
ORST vs WSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-324–10 W U51.5
Very close
GT vs VT
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.517–26 L U55.25
Very close
TEX vs KSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-322–17 W U54.5
Very close
KSU vs BAY
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.510–20 L U50
Very close
WSU vs CAL
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-428–9 W U52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-631–22 W O51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1.530–13 W U48.5
Very close
WSU vs STAN
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-134–31 W O53
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Duke ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Duke 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
NC State ATS struggles (2-7)
NC State have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
NC State home ATS weakness (1-5)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
NC State 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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+4.0 →+2.9▼ 1.1#57
NCSU+5.5 →−0.4▼ 5.9#68
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

DUKE
Longer bar = better
NCSU
#106
Offense
NCSU better ▶
#46
#28
Defense
◀ DUKE better
#94
+1.1 #12
Turnovers
◀ DUKE better
−0.2 #87
67 plays #66
Pace
◀ DUKE faster
62 plays #117
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DUKE has the ball
Even matchup
DUKE offNCSU defEdge
Points / game 26.6 #82 30.8 #103 DUKE
Yards / play 5.11 #118 5.93 #94 NCSU
PPA / play +0.03 #115 +0.12 #82 NCSU
Success rate 39% #110 44% #95 Even
When NCSU has the ball
Even matchup
NCSU offDUKE defEdge
Points / game 29.7 #57 22.4 #52 Even
Yards / play 6.01 #55 4.86 #22 DUKE
PPA / play +0.22 #29 −0.05 #6 DUKE
Success rate 45% #41 38% #31 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the NCSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DUKE scored
7.3
#39
6.1
#116
13.4
#79
5.0
#89
6.0
#87
11.0
#105
NCSU allowed
9.2
#129
9.0
#96
18.2
#119
7.6
#110
5.0
#36
12.6
#75
NCSU scoring against the DUKE defense
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NCSU scored
4.1
#106
8.2
#71
12.3
#95
7.3
#40
10.0
#11
17.3
#20
DUKE allowed
5.2
#62
4.9
#19
10.1
#33
5.9
#76
4.9
#29
10.8
#42

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NCSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
62° · 7 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DUKE7d
NCSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 134fast

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