College football scores › Week 8 › Syracuse at North Carolina
Syracuse3-4away
31
FinalKenan Stadium, 57°, wind 8 mph
BEAVER UNC −9.5, lostBEAVER Over 47.5, wonBEAVER had UNC 75% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (SYR–UNC)21–3118–32–31–30
SpreadUNC −10.5UNC −13.2UNC −9.5SYR by 1UNC −9.5 ✗
Total52.049.947.561Over 47.5 ✓
UNC win chance75%–−360Lost
SYR by 14+
6%
SYR by 1–13
19%
UNC by 1–13
33%
UNC by 14+
41%

Spread: 1.0 pts better than Vegas for North Carolina (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 4.5 pts above Vegas (49% historically).

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.081 #100Offense EPA / play+0.041 #43
+0.009 #59Defense EPA / play allowed−0.066 #29
−0.1% #70Offense success rate+5.0% #22
+1.2% #80Defense success rate allowed+0.8% #73
+0.022 #74Rushing EPA / play+0.069 #46
−0.113 #93Passing EPA / play+0.063 #45
+0.051 #82Rush defense EPA allowed−0.024 #45
−0.107 #24Pass defense EPA allowed−0.079 #29
+0.4 #61Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−0.6 #70
+2.0 #76Scoring defense (pts vs avg)−6.4 #22
Situational
+0.5% #47Passing-down success (3rd & long)+0.6% #45
−0.1% #66Passing-down success allowed−3.8% #27
+0.08 #63Points per drive−0.01 #68
+0.11 #67Points per drive allowed−0.84 #21
Trenches
−0.15 #112Line yards per rush+0.31 #34
−0.40 #19Line yards per rush allowed+0.24 #108
+0.9% #107Runs stuffed at the line−3.8% #41
+7.5% #6Opponent runs stuffed−6.9% #137
−0.8% #82Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−2.2% #46
+2.3% #26Havoc created−1.6% #93
Big plays
+0.040 #59Rushing explosiveness−0.067 #103
+0.113 #68Passing explosiveness+0.057 #98
−0.06 #61Open-field yards per rush−0.30 #97
−0.128 #19Pass explosiveness allowed−0.160 #12
Style and schedule
54% #96Run rate56% #61
−6.6 #71Strength of schedule (avg opponent)+3.6 #10

Syracuse: last 5 games

L26-34Covered
L25-28Covered
W42-41Missed
L13-27Missed
L18-21Missed

North Carolina: last 5 games

W24-20Covered
W21-17Covered
L26-37Covered
L20-28Missed
W35-3Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.11−0.05+0.01+0.07+0.12Entering week12345678Syracuse · 1: −0.08Syracuse · 2: +0.02Syracuse · 3: −0.10Syracuse · 4: −0.09Syracuse · 5: −0.09Syracuse · 6: −0.06Syracuse · 7: −0.05Syracuse · 8: −0.09North Carolina · 1: −0.06North Carolina · 2: +0.00North Carolina · 3: +0.04North Carolina · 4: −0.01North Carolina · 5: +0.02North Carolina · 6: +0.06North Carolina · 7: +0.11North Carolina · 8: +0.11
● Syracuse● North Carolina