Sat, Sep 6, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Charlotte
Weather at kickoff76°F3 mphgusts 15Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
0-1 · Power #89
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Final
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0-1 · Power #134
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final
Closing spread
UNC -16.5
✓ UNC W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
UNC 36–20 CLT
✓ UNC (87%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNC -13.5
CloseUNC -16.5
Total47.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward North Carolina
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNC -13.5 · closed UNC -16.5 · moved 3 toward UNCmodel UNC -12.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 upmodel 56
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 14.5–18.5 since 2023: won 92%, covered 54% (48 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (150 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNC -13.5
CloseUNC -16.5
Total47.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight North Carolina ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Market moved toward North Carolina
3 pts (UNC -13.5 → UNC -16.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
47.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
North Carolina has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UNC+2.3 →−1.7▼ 4.0#73
CLT−11.9 →−15.6▼ 3.7#126
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

UNC
Longer bar = better
CLT
#113
Offense
Even
#105
#130
Defense
Even
#116
−2.0 #122
Turnovers
Even
−1.0 #110
49 plays #133
Pace
Even
54 plays #124
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNC has the ball
Even matchup
UNC offCLT defEdge
Points / game 14.0 #111 34.0 #115 Even
Yards / play 4.53 #105 6.66 #119 Even
PPA / play −0.06 #112 +0.23 #108 Even
Success rate 30% #125 55% #123 Even
When CLT has the ball
Advantage: CLT offense
CLT offUNC defEdge
Points / game 11.0 #116 48.0 #132 Even
Yards / play 4.04 #118 7.53 #132 Even
PPA / play +0.10 #80 +0.39 #125 CLT
Success rate 36% #105 58% #129 CLT

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 3 mph
gusts 15 mph · 0.024 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
UNC5d short
CLT8d
CLT +3 days
Tempo
Slow 103 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
UNC backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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