Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 4:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at North Carolina · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNC -7.5
1 → UNC
CloseUNC -8.5
1 pt toward North Carolina
Total
Open42.5
▼ 1
Close41.5
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
model UNC -7
Opened 42.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 downmodel 44
model 44
Openline modelKickoff
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 10–16 | L | U44 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-6.5 | 27–12 | W | U41 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 10–12 | L | U48.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-5 | 27–20 | W | O46 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-6 | 24–15 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 42–0 | W | U43 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest |
-4 | 27–28 | L | O40.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-8.5 | 56–34 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 17–20 | L | U43 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 48–45 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 22. 54% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 2-8 20% | 6-4 60% | |
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% |
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
Longer bar = better
#128
Offense
Even#117
#112
Defense
UNC better ▶#42
−0.6 #113
Turnovers
Even−0.5 #110
65 plays #95
Pace
◀ STAN faster60 plays #134
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| STAN off | UNC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UNC off | STAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #80 | 5.7 #113 | 11.2 #106 | 2.6 #133 | 4.0 #124 | 6.6 #134 | |
8.6 #125 | 5.8 #33 | 14.4 #85 | 4.4 #45 | 2.5 #3 | 6.9 #8 |
UNC scoring against the STAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #91 | 4.5 #128 | 9.5 #118 | 4.3 #106 | 4.9 #113 | 9.1 #120 | |
6.4 #94 | 10.3 #116 | 16.8 #120 | 7.2 #109 | 6.1 #59 | 13.3 #93 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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