Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Virginia · Conference game
Closing spread
DUKE -3
✓ UVA W
Total
46
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
DUKE 26–21 UVA
✗ DUKE (62%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseDUKE -3
Total46
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CloseDUKE -3
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Total
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Close46
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 55%, covered 45% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseDUKE -3
Total46
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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 3-point road favorite at UVA, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UVA won 30–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 46, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.3 against an average line of 3.4; 48.5 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 1 over, 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 | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 12–0 | W | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 52–14 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & spread |
-2.5 | 41–11 | W | O46 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 27–38 | L | O49 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 38–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & situation |
-4.75 | 17–24 | L | U45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2 | 26–6 | W | U43 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 35–21 | W | O45 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-4.25 | 42–16 | W | O44 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 14–27 | L | U50 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Virginia ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Virginia ATS trend (7-3)
Virginia have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Virginia 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Virginia 6-2 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 122 earlier overs in games with totals 42–50, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 5-3-1 63% | |
| 2-8 20% | 7-3 70% | 6-2-2 75% |
Recent meetings
The series
DUKE 34–40 UVA
UVA leads · 74 games since 1890 · DUKE 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 →+6.9▲ 2.8#31
UVA−11.2 →−3.7▲ 7.5#83
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#63
Offense
◀ DUKE better#94
#49
Defense
◀ DUKE better#109
+0.3 #47
Turnovers
◀ DUKE better−0.7 #125
60 plays #127
Pace
UVA faster ▶70 plays #34
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DUKE off | UVA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.6 #69 | 32.3 #117 | DUKE |
| Yards / play | 5.77 #64 | 5.86 #93 | DUKE |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #58 | +0.18 #109 | DUKE |
| Success rate | 43% #59 | 45% #115 | DUKE |
| UVA off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.2 #97 | 18.8 #23 | DUKE |
| Yards / play | 5.25 #97 | 5.09 #33 | DUKE |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #98 | +0.04 #39 | DUKE |
| Success rate | 41% #82 | 44% #100 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the UVA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 #103 | 9.5 #41 | 13.6 #75 | 6.3 #65 | 6.8 #67 | 13.1 #65 | |
5.4 #72 | 9.0 #96 | 14.4 #93 | 8.0 #118 | 9.3 #115 | 17.3 #128 |
UVA scoring against the DUKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #72 | 5.4 #117 | 11.3 #96 | 7.5 #40 | 4.1 #127 | 11.6 #86 | |
5.5 #75 | 4.3 #12 | 9.8 #28 | 1.9 #5 | 6.0 #56 | 7.9 #16 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 9 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DUKE7d
UVA9d
UVA +2 days
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 133fast
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