Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Duke
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDUKE -16.5
1 → DUKE
CloseDUKE -17.5
1 pt toward Duke
Total
Open47.5
▼ 1
Close46.5
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
model DUKE -20
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46
model 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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-19.5 | 30–27 | L | O48 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest |
-16 | 38–21 | W | O46 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & rest |
-16.5 | 17–14 | L | U47 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & total |
-15.5 | 31–24 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread |
-16.5 | 27–20 | L | P47 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & season form |
-19.5 | 49–23 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & rest |
-19.5 | 25–6 | L | U48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-14 | 41–35 | L | O47 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 29–26 | L | O48 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-13.5 | 42–25 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 181 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 32% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CONN 0–1 DUKE
DUKE leads · 1 game since 2023 · DUKE has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 2023 | Duke 41 @ UConn 7 | DUKE -22 | DUKE W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| CONN off | DUKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DUKE off | CONN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17.5 | 10.5 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
DUKE scoring against the CONN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | |
10.5 | 4.5 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 18.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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