Fri, Oct 18, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Duke · Conference game
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1-5 · Power #85
16
final
Final
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5-1 · Power #60
23
▲ winner
Closing spread
DUKE -2.5
✓ DUKE W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 39 pts
Model before kickoff
FSU 20–22 DUKE
✓ DUKE (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDUKE -3
CloseDUKE -2.5
Total42.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Florida State
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -3 · closed DUKE -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward FSUmodel DUKE -3.5
Opened 42.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 downmodel 42
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 48% (155 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDUKE -3
CloseDUKE -2.5
Total42.5 → 41.5
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 2.5-point home favorite against FSU, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: DUKE won 23–16; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 39 points stayed under 41.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.1 against an average line of 3.4; 47.1 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total
-4.527–24 L O39.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total
-235–31 W O43.5
Close
VT vs BC
2022 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-327–10 W U45
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-226–27 L O44
Close
STAN vs WASH
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread
-2.513–20 L U46
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar total & season form
-5.524–17 W U41.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & season form
-4.530–19 W O40.75
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-2.529–32 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total
-4.530–20 W O43.5
Close
COLO vs MINN
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & spread
-2.50–30 L U49
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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
FSU+14.6 →+0.9▼ 13.7#65
DUKE+4.0 →+1.7▼ 2.3#61
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

FSU
Longer bar = better
DUKE
#126
Offense
DUKE better ▶
#99
#96
Defense
DUKE better ▶
#13
−1.0 #124
Turnovers
DUKE better ▶
+0.3 #56
61 plays #124
Pace
DUKE faster ▶
67 plays #69
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FSU has the ball
Advantage: DUKE defense
FSU offDUKE defEdge
Points / game 14.8 #134 17.5 #22 DUKE
Yards / play 4.52 #130 4.27 #5 DUKE
PPA / play +0.03 #111 −0.06 #8 DUKE
Success rate 35% #128 36% #17 DUKE
When DUKE has the ball
Even matchup
DUKE offFSU defEdge
Points / game 26.3 #85 25.3 #80 Even
Yards / play 5.27 #103 5.84 #93 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #100 +0.25 #123 DUKE
Success rate 39% #106 42% #88 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FSU scoring against the DUKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FSU scored
3.7
#113
4.0
#129
7.7
#128
3.3
#118
3.8
#128
7.2
#128
DUKE allowed
5.0
#68
4.0
#17
9.0
#30
4.0
#33
3.3
#15
7.3
#17
DUKE scoring against the FSU defense
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DUKE scored
7.5
#40
5.2
#114
12.7
#93
4.8
#95
6.7
#75
11.5
#98
FSU allowed
5.7
#78
8.3
#85
14.0
#90
6.3
#83
5.0
#39
11.3
#54

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
DUKE +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 6 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FSU13d bye
DUKE13d bye
Even
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
FSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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