Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at North Carolina · Conference game
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6-3 · Power #37
45
final
Final
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7-2 · Power #34
47
▲ winner
Closing spread
UNC -10
✓ DUKE W
Total
53
▲ Over · 92 pts
Model before kickoff
DUKE 23–32 UNC
✓ UNC (74%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNC -10
Total53
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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 8–12 since 2023: won 80%, covered 45% (54 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNC -10
Total53
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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 UNC as a 10-point home favorite against DUKE, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UNC won 47–45; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 92 points went over 53, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 14.6 against an average line of 9.6; 53.2 points a game (usually 54.6). 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
WAKE vs SYR
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-9.545–35 W O58.5
Very close
TEX vs BAY
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1038–27 W O55.25
Very close
TENN vs SC
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & season form
-10.545–20 W O56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & season form
-12.521–24 L U52
Very close
FLA vs MIZ
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread
-10.7524–17 L U53.5
Very close
PSU vs MD
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-10.530–0 W U56.5
Very close
TEX vs WVU
2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-6.517–13 L U55
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-732–34 L O52
Very close
CLEM vs LOU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation
-731–16 W U52
Very close
NEB vs NU
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread
-11.2556–7 W O51.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight North Carolina ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) 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 1-3 ATS as an underdog
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+4.1 →+7.1▲ 3.0#29
UNC+0.1 →+9.0▲ 8.9#23
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DUKE
Longer bar = better
UNC
#67
Offense
UNC better ▶
#13
#38
Defense
◀ DUKE better
#77
+0.2 #50
Turnovers
UNC better ▶
+1.3 #5
58 plays #132
Pace
UNC faster ▶
75 plays #8
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DUKE has the ball
Even matchup
DUKE offUNC defEdge
Points / game 25.7 #78 23.3 #53 UNC
Yards / play 5.84 #64 5.43 #63 Even
PPA / play +0.13 #66 +0.13 #87 DUKE
Success rate 43% #59 44% #104 DUKE
When UNC has the ball
Advantage: UNC offense
UNC offDUKE defEdge
Points / game 39.1 #9 15.7 #8 Even
Yards / play 6.92 #10 4.93 #23 Even
PPA / play +0.27 #13 +0.01 #25 Even
Success rate 48% #20 44% #95 UNC

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the UNC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DUKE scored
4.6
#95
9.0
#47
13.6
#75
7.0
#50
5.1
#108
12.1
#80
UNC allowed
3.9
#32
8.7
#92
12.6
#62
3.8
#24
6.2
#61
10.0
#32
UNC scoring against the DUKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNC scored
7.3
#39
13.8
#5
21.1
#10
11.3
#3
5.2
#105
16.6
#25
DUKE allowed
5.0
#55
4.1
#12
9.1
#22
1.8
#5
4.8
#30
6.6
#5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNC +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 4 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DUKE9d
UNC7d
DUKE +2 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
DUKE backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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