Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Duke · Conference game
Closing spread
DUKE -9.5
✓ DUKE W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
STAN 21–31 DUKE
✓ DUKE (78%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenDUKE -10
CloseDUKE -9.5
Total50.5 → 51.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDUKE -10
0.5 → STAN
CloseDUKE -9.5
0.5 pts toward Stanford
Total
Open50.5
▲ 1
Close51.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -10 · closed DUKE -9.5 · moved 0.5 toward STANmodel DUKE -15
model DUKE -15
Opened 50.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 upmodel 52
model 52
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 47% (161 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenDUKE -10
CloseDUKE -9.5
Total50.5 → 51.5
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 9.5-point home favorite against STAN, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: DUKE won 35–7; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 42 points stayed under 51.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.8 against an average line of 8.8; 44.2 points a game (usually 53). Of the 4 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 |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-9.5 | 23–24 | L | O46 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest |
-11 | 27–30 | L | O51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 19–24 | L | U57.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total |
-9.5 | 33–0 | W | U53.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar team ratings & spread |
-7.5 | 30–29 | L | O51 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread |
-9.5 | 7–33 | L | U51 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar total & season form |
-10 | 25–3 | W | U51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total |
-9.75 | 34–3 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar total & situation |
-7 | 7–33 | L | U49.25 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 45–13 | W | O46.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 1 trend and market move 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.
Small sample warning
Stanford have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 17 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 53% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 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% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
STAN−2.6 →−4.5▼ 1.9#85
DUKE+3.8 →+5.2▲ 1.4#43
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#80
Offense
◀ STAN better#101
#122
Defense
DUKE better ▶#63
+1.0 #27
Turnovers
◀ STAN better+0.5 #66
69 plays #54
Pace
◀ STAN faster67 plays #71
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| STAN off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.5 #109 | 15.0 #43 | DUKE |
| Yards / play | 5.71 #88 | 5.16 #73 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #43 | −0.03 #49 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #78 | 41% #85 | Even |
| DUKE off | STAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.0 #101 | 36.0 #129 | DUKE |
| Yards / play | 5.65 #89 | 6.13 #118 | DUKE |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #93 | +0.24 #128 | DUKE |
| Success rate | 36% #121 | 44% #112 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 61 FBS teams
STAN scoring against the DUKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 11.5 | |
5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
DUKE scoring against the STAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | |
7.0 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 18.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
87° · 6 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
STAN15d bye
DUKE7d
STAN +8 days
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
STAN 2,375 mi
3 time zones
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