Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Duke
Weather at kickoff79°F9 mphgusts 20DryWeather watch ›
1-1 · Power #80
21
final
Final
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2-0 · Power #60
26
▲ winner
Closing spread
DUKE -17.5
✓ CONN W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
CONN 14–32 DUKE
✓ DUKE (90%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDUKE -16.5
CloseDUKE -17.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Duke
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -16.5 · closed DUKE -17.5 · moved 1 toward DUKEmodel DUKE -20
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 94%, covered 50% (50 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDUKE -16.5
CloseDUKE -17.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
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 17.5-point home favorite against CONN, the favorite won 10, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: DUKE won 26–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 47 points went over 46.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 87%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 978%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.8 against an average line of 16.9; 55 points a game (usually 54.5). Of the 5 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-19.530–27 L O48
Very close
USA vs TXST
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest
-1638–21 W O46
Very close
TROY vs TXST
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & rest
-16.517–14 L U47
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & total
-15.531–24 L O47.5
Very close
USA vs ODU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-16.527–20 L P47
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & season form
-19.549–23 W O45.5
Close
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & rest
-19.525–6 L U48
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-1441–35 L O47
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-18.529–26 L O48
Close
UAB vs UTEP
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar team ratings & season form
-13.542–25 W O49.75
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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
UConn have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
CONN−11.5 →−13.0▼ 1.5#120
DUKE+4.0 →+2.6▼ 1.4#57
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

CONN
Longer bar = better
DUKE
#23
Offense
◀ CONN better
#103
#122
Defense
DUKE better ▶
#16
−1.5 #124
Turnovers
DUKE better ▶
−0.5 #106
65 plays #80
Pace
DUKE faster ▶
69 plays #48
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CONN has the ball
Even matchup
CONN offDUKE defEdge
Points / game 35.0 #46 11.5 #30 Even
Yards / play 7.24 #27 3.22 #9 Even
PPA / play +0.54 #6 −0.23 #8 Even
Success rate 56% #14 29% #15 Even
When DUKE has the ball
Even matchup
DUKE offCONN defEdge
Points / game 26.0 #92 33.5 #120 DUKE
Yards / play 5.06 #108 6.18 #109 Even
PPA / play +0.03 #101 +0.43 #135 DUKE
Success rate 37% #110 49% #124 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 55 FBS teams
CONN scoring against the DUKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CONN scored
17.5
10.5
28.0
7.0
0.0
7.0
DUKE allowed
1.5
3.5
5.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
DUKE scoring against the CONN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DUKE scored
5.0
3.5
8.5
6.0
5.0
11.0
CONN allowed
10.5
4.5
15.0
6.5
12.0
18.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
DUKE +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 9 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CONN7d
DUKE8d
DUKE +1 day
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 132fast
Quarterback
CONN backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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