Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at UConn
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDUKE -8.5
1 → CONN
CloseDUKE -7.5
1 pt toward UConn
Total
Open65.5
▼ 3
Close62.5
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
model DUKE -9
Opened 65.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 3 downmodel 61.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 27–16 | W | U59.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-9 | 55–14 | W | O63.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 44–52 | L | O56.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5 | 45–10 | W | U63.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 32–31 | L | O62.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 37–32 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 24–20 | L | U54 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 14–41 | L | U58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 28–21 | L | U54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 28–29 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 206 earlier overs in games with totals 58.5–66.5, 27% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 7-3 70% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
DUKE 2–0 CONN
DUKE leads · 2 games since 2023 · DUKE has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 2024 | UConn 21 @ Duke 26 | DUKE -17.5 | CONN W |
| Sep 23 2023 | Duke 41 @ UConn 7 | DUKE -22 | 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 →+6.7▲ 4.8#46
CONN−4.2 →−3.9▲ 0.3#79
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#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
| DUKE off | CONN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CONN off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #63 | 11.5 #21 | 17.9 #34 | 7.3 #41 | 10.3 #8 | 17.5 #16 | |
3.3 #27 | 7.6 #75 | 10.9 #41 | 2.4 #12 | 7.7 #106 | 10.1 #43 |
CONN scoring against the DUKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.7 #32 | 12.2 #12 | 19.9 #19 | 9.4 #10 | 6.1 #82 | 15.6 #34 | |
7.4 #109 | 8.5 #93 | 15.9 #103 | 5.0 #56 | 7.3 #92 | 12.3 #78 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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