Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at North Carolina · Conference game
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
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Line context
Home favorites of 8–12 since 2023: won 80%, covered 45% (54 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-9.5 | 45–35 | W | O58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-10 | 38–27 | W | O55.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-10.5 | 45–20 | W | O56.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & season form |
-12.5 | 21–24 | L | U52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread |
-10.75 | 24–17 | L | U53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-10.5 | 30–0 | W | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 17–13 | L | U55 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-7 | 32–34 | L | O52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation |
-7 | 31–16 | W | U52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread |
-11.25 | 56–7 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 137 earlier overs in games with totals 49–57, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-3 67% | 4-5 44% | 4-3-1 57% | |
| 7-2 78% | 6-3 67% | 4-3-1 57% |
Recent meetings
The series
DUKE 38–64 UNC (4 tied)
UNC leads · 106 games since 1922 · UNC has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#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
| DUKE off | UNC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UNC off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #95 | 9.0 #47 | 13.6 #75 | 7.0 #50 | 5.1 #108 | 12.1 #80 | |
3.9 #32 | 8.7 #92 | 12.6 #62 | 3.8 #24 | 6.2 #61 | 10.0 #32 |
UNC scoring against the DUKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #39 | 13.8 #5 | 21.1 #10 | 11.3 #3 | 5.2 #105 | 16.6 #25 | |
5.0 #55 | 4.1 #12 | 9.1 #22 | 1.8 #5 | 4.8 #30 | 6.6 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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