Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 4:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at North Carolina · Conference game
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3-6 · Power #85
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3-5 · Power #89
20
▲ winner
Closing spread
UNC -8.5
✓ STAN W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
STAN 18–26 UNC
✓ UNC (72%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNC -7.5
CloseUNC -8.5
Total42.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward North Carolina
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNC -7.5 · closed UNC -8.5 · moved 1 toward UNCmodel UNC -7
Opened 42.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 downmodel 44
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Line context
Home favorites of 7.5–9.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 50% (150 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (237 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNC -7.5
CloseUNC -8.5
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 UNC as an 8.5-point home favorite against STAN, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: UNC won 20–15; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 35 points stayed under 41.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.6 against an average line of 7.1; 49 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 2 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
M-OH vs WMU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-710–16 L U44
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-6.527–12 W U41
Very close
CMU vs WMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1010–12 L U48.75
Very close
CAL vs STAN
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-527–20 W O46
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-624–15 W U43.5
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-9.542–0 W U43
Very close
VT vs GT
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest
-427–28 L O40.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & spread
-8.556–34 W O48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-9.517–20 L U43
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-4.548–45 L O43.5
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
Moderate North Carolina ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Stanford ATS struggles (2-7)
Stanford have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Stanford away ATS weakness (0-5)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Stanford 2-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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
STAN−3.7 →−6.5▼ 2.8#92
UNC+2.3 →−4.3▼ 6.6#80
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

STAN
Longer bar = better
UNC
#128
Offense
Even
#117
#112
Defense
UNC better ▶
#42
−0.6 #113
Turnovers
Even
−0.5 #110
65 plays #95
Pace
◀ STAN faster
60 plays #134
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When STAN has the ball
Advantage: UNC defense
STAN offUNC defEdge
Points / game 17.8 #127 22.1 #51 UNC
Yards / play 4.75 #126 4.83 #23 UNC
PPA / play −0.02 #128 +0.08 #61 UNC
Success rate 35% #132 39% #32 UNC
When UNC has the ball
Even matchup
UNC offSTAN defEdge
Points / game 19.4 #122 30.1 #108 Even
Yards / play 5.01 #114 6.13 #114 Even
PPA / play +0.02 #116 +0.18 #109 Even
Success rate 39% #117 45% #118 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
STAN scoring against the UNC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
STAN scored
5.6
#80
5.7
#113
11.2
#106
2.6
#133
4.0
#124
6.6
#134
UNC allowed
8.6
#125
5.8
#33
14.4
#85
4.4
#45
2.5
#3
6.9
#8
UNC scoring against the STAN defense
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UNC scored
5.0
#91
4.5
#128
9.5
#118
4.3
#106
4.9
#113
9.1
#120
STAN allowed
6.4
#94
10.3
#116
16.8
#120
7.2
#109
6.1
#59
13.3
#93

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNC +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 1 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
STAN7d
UNC8d
UNC +1 day
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
STAN 2,371 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
STAN backup QB started
Not the usual starter