Sat, Sep 6, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Charlotte
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNC -13.5
3 → UNC
CloseUNC -16.5
3 pts toward North Carolina
Total
Open47.5
▲ 2
Close49.5
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
model UNC -12.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 upmodel 56
model 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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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 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 30 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 54% of games with totals 45.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 6-3 67% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UNC 1–0 CLT
UNC leads · 1 game since 2023 · UNC has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 2024 | Charlotte 20 @ North Carolina 38 | UNC -21.5 | CLT W |
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
Longer bar = better
#113
Offense
Even#105
#130
Defense
Even#116
−2.0 #122
Turnovers
Even−1.0 #110
49 plays #133
Pace
Even54 plays #124
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNC off | CLT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CLT off | UNC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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