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Duke Blue Devils

4-1 straight up · 4-1 ATS · 3-2 over-under · #35 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 3:30 PMESPN2ESPN Unlimited
vsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
SpreadDuke -3
Total46.5
Moneyline-159
Full matchup

Upcoming lines

Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games4-180%Small sample+7.4
Home3-0100%Small sample+11.5
Road1-150%Small sample+1.2
Favorite3-175%Small sample+6.8
Underdog1-0100%Small sample+10
Conference1-150%Small sample+5.5
Non-conference3-0100%Small sample+8.7
Last 54-180%Small sample+7.4

5 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games3-260%Small sample-3.9
Home1-233%Small sample-11.2
Road2-0100%Small sample+7
Conference1-150%Small sample-1
Non-conference2-167%Small sample-5.8
Last 53-260%Small sample-3.9

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10at Georgia TechL 25-28-4.5L -7.545.5O +7.5
Sep 26vs William & Mary TribeW 62-7-43.5W +11.561.5O +7.5
Sep 19vs StanfordW 35-7-9.5W +18.551.5U -9.5
Sep 12at IllinoisW 31-27+6W +1051.5O +6.5
Sep 5vs TulaneW 17-3-9.5W +4.551.5U -31.5

Close is Duke's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20264-14-180%Small sample3-260%+7.4
20259-57-654%Small sample10-471%+1
20249-48-467%Small sample7-654%+2.2
20238-57-654%Small sample7-5-158%+4.3
20229-49-469%Small sample5-7-142%+8.7
20213-94-833%Small sample6-650%-10.1
20202-94-736%Small sample7-464%-8.7
20195-75-6-146%Small sample6-5-155%-3.8

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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