Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at UConn
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5-3 · Power #47
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final
Final
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6-3 · Power #87
37
▲ winner
Closing spread
DUKE -7.5
✓ CONN W
Total
62.5
▲ Over · 71 pts
Model before kickoff
DUKE 35–27 CONN
✗ DUKE (71%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDUKE -8.5
CloseDUKE -7.5
Total65.5 → 62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward UConn
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -8.5 · closed DUKE -7.5 · moved 1 toward CONNmodel DUKE -9
Opened 65.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 3 downmodel 61.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 67%, covered 51% (133 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 47% (272 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDUKE -8.5
CloseDUKE -7.5
Total65.5 → 62.5
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 7.5-point road favorite at CONN, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CONN won 37–34 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 71 points went over 62.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.8 against an average line of 6.8; 60 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.527–16 W U59.5
Very close
TEX @ KU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-955–14 W O63.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.544–52 L O56.75
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-545–10 W U63.5
Close
WKU @ FAU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-7.532–31 L O62.25
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-5.537–32 L O56
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-724–20 L U54
Close
BYU @ LIB
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-714–41 L U58
Close
WASH @ CAL
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-7.528–21 L U54.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-6.528–29 L O56
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Mixed signals 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 on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
UConn 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (12-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved down 3
65.5 → 62.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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 →+6.7▲ 4.8#46
CONN−4.2 →−3.9▲ 0.3#79
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

DUKE
Longer bar = better
CONN
#22
Offense
Even
#27
#102
Defense
CONN better ▶
#77
+0.6 #28
Turnovers
CONN better ▶
+1.1 #7
67 plays #70
Pace
CONN faster ▶
68 plays #53
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DUKE has the ball
Advantage: DUKE offense
DUKE offCONN defEdge
Points / game 35.4 #26 23.9 #63 DUKE
Yards / play 6.92 #13 5.39 #63 DUKE
PPA / play +0.26 #22 +0.10 #78 DUKE
Success rate 47% #26 44% #102 DUKE
When CONN has the ball
Advantage: CONN offense
CONN offDUKE defEdge
Points / game 36.9 #15 28.1 #98 CONN
Yards / play 6.72 #19 6.07 #110 CONN
PPA / play +0.29 #14 +0.18 #108 CONN
Success rate 44% #60 43% #92 CONN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the CONN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DUKE scored
6.4
#63
11.5
#21
17.9
#34
7.3
#41
10.3
#8
17.5
#16
CONN allowed
3.3
#27
7.6
#75
10.9
#41
2.4
#12
7.7
#106
10.1
#43
CONN scoring against the DUKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CONN scored
7.7
#32
12.2
#12
19.9
#19
9.4
#10
6.1
#82
15.6
#34
DUKE allowed
7.4
#109
8.5
#93
15.9
#103
5.0
#56
7.3
#92
12.3
#78

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CONN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DUKE7d
CONN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast

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