Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at North Carolina · Conference game
Closing spread
DUKE -6.5
✓ DUKE W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
DUKE 30–23 UNC
✓ DUKE (69%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDUKE -6.5
CloseDUKE -6.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDUKE -6.5
no move
CloseDUKE -6.5
No change since the open
Total
Open51.5
▼ 1
Close50.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -6.5 · unchangedmodel DUKE -8
model DUKE -8
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 52.5
model 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 52% (166 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDUKE -6.5
CloseDUKE -6.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
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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
DUKE as a 6.5-point road favorite at UNC, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: DUKE won 32–25; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 50.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 6.6 against an average line of 6.9; 45 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 3 overs, 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 |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-7 | 20–10 | W | U51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 37–3 | W | U48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 14–27 | L | U50 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-9 | 24–8 | W | U47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 30–16 | W | U53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-4.5 | 27–38 | L | O49 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 31–7 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 43–30 | W | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 18–33 | L | O47.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-8.5 | 14–20 | L | U50.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 621 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-5 44% | 7-3 70% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
DUKE 38–64 UNC (4 tied)
UNC leads · 106 games since 1922 · UNC has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2024 | North Carolina 20 @ Duke 21 | UNC -1.5 | DUKE W |
| Nov 11 2023 | Duke 45 @ North Carolina 47 | UNC -10 | DUKE W |
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+1.9 →+4.0▲ 2.1#53
UNC+2.3 →−5.7▼ 8.0#89
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#27
Offense
◀ DUKE better#120
#109
Defense
UNC better ▶#49
+0.3 #49
Turnovers
◀ DUKE better−0.2 #95
66 plays #84
Pace
◀ DUKE faster59 plays #135
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DUKE off | UNC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.4 #31 | 22.0 #45 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.61 #21 | 4.93 #27 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.22 #28 | +0.12 #81 | DUKE |
| Success rate | 47% #28 | 40% #44 | Even |
| UNC off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.7 #123 | 29.6 #103 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.92 #121 | 6.24 #121 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.01 #117 | +0.19 #117 | Even |
| Success rate | 38% #119 | 44% #96 | DUKE |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the UNC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.8 #73 | 10.2 #41 | 16.0 #49 | 7.2 #39 | 10.2 #9 | 17.4 #16 | |
7.6 #113 | 5.6 #29 | 13.2 #77 | 4.2 #37 | 3.9 #16 | 8.1 #16 |
UNC scoring against the DUKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #109 | 4.2 #128 | 8.5 #125 | 4.4 #108 | 5.2 #109 | 9.6 #118 | |
7.6 #113 | 8.8 #96 | 16.4 #111 | 5.7 #82 | 7.5 #102 | 13.2 #92 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DUKE7d
UNC7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 134fast
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