Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at North Carolina · Conference game
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5-5 · Power #47
32
▲ winner
Final
@
4-6 · Power #89
25
final
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
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -6.5 · unchangedmodel DUKE -8
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
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 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 ›

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-720–10 W U51
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JMU @ ODU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.537–3 W U48
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-314–27 L U50
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-924–8 W U47
Very close
PUR @ IU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1030–16 W U53
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-4.527–38 L O49
Very close
ORST @ ASU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.531–7 W U53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-6.543–30 W O57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.518–33 L O47.25
Very close
TOL @ WMU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & situation
-8.514–20 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.
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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+1.9 →+4.0▲ 2.1#53
UNC+2.3 →−5.7▼ 8.0#89
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

DUKE
Longer bar = better
UNC
#27
Offense
◀ DUKE better
#120
#109
Defense
UNC better ▶
#49
+0.3 #49
Turnovers
◀ DUKE better
−0.2 #95
66 plays #84
Pace
◀ DUKE faster
59 plays #135
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DUKE has the ball
Advantage: DUKE offense
DUKE offUNC defEdge
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
When UNC has the ball
Even matchup
UNC offDUKE defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DUKE scored
5.8
#73
10.2
#41
16.0
#49
7.2
#39
10.2
#9
17.4
#16
UNC allowed
7.6
#113
5.6
#29
13.2
#77
4.2
#37
3.9
#16
8.1
#16
UNC scoring against the DUKE defense
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UNC scored
4.3
#109
4.2
#128
8.5
#125
4.4
#108
5.2
#109
9.6
#118
DUKE allowed
7.6
#113
8.8
#96
16.4
#111
5.7
#82
7.5
#102
13.2
#92

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNC +2.5
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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