Fri, Oct 18, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Duke · Conference game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDUKE -3
0.5 → FSU
CloseDUKE -2.5
0.5 pts toward Florida State
Total
Open42.5
▼ 1
Close41.5
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
model DUKE -3.5
Opened 42.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 downmodel 42
model 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
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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 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total |
-4.5 | 27–24 | L | O39.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2 | 35–31 | W | O43.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3 | 27–10 | W | U45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2 | 26–27 | L | O44 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 13–20 | L | U46 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar total & season form |
-5.5 | 24–17 | W | U41.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & season form |
-4.5 | 30–19 | W | O40.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 29–32 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total |
-4.5 | 30–20 | W | O43.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & spread |
-2.5 | 0–30 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 9 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 55% of games with totals 37.5–45.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-3 67% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
FSU 1–0 DUKE
FSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · FSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 2023 | Duke 20 @ Florida State 38 | FSU -14 | FSU 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
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| FSU off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DUKE off | FSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.7 #113 | 4.0 #129 | 7.7 #128 | 3.3 #118 | 3.8 #128 | 7.2 #128 | |
5.0 #68 | 4.0 #17 | 9.0 #30 | 4.0 #33 | 3.3 #15 | 7.3 #17 |
DUKE scoring against the FSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #40 | 5.2 #114 | 12.7 #93 | 4.8 #95 | 6.7 #75 | 11.5 #98 | |
5.7 #78 | 8.3 #85 | 14.0 #90 | 6.3 #83 | 5.0 #39 | 11.3 #54 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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