North Carolina at Duke - 2020 Matchup Preview

North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils

Saturday, November 7th 2020 (12:00 PM EST)
North Carolina -11.5 (63.0)
North Carolina 56 - Duke: 24 (ACC)

Tar Heels (8 - 4) (5 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 19 - 25 (18 - 23 on Road)
'20 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

UNC 2nd straight Road Game
DUKE 2nd straight Home Game
UNC is playing their 6th straight game
Our Line: -11 (SP+ UNC -27)
Projected Score: UNC: 24 - DUKE: 29 (53)
UNC Win prob: 77% | Cover: 45%
UNC Travel: 9 miles

Blue Devils (2 - 9) (4 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 35 - 29 (32 - 31 @ Home)
'20 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
UNC Players
DUKE Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

North Carolina's 2020 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/12	North Carolina vs Syracuse	-24.5	67.0	W 31 - 6	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/3	North Carolina at Boston College	-14.5	52.5	W 26 - 22	U	N
Sat 10/10	North Carolina vs Virginia Tech	-3.5	59.0	W 56 - 45	O	Y
Sat 10/17	North Carolina at Florida State	-13.5	65.0	L 28 - 31	U	N
Sat 10/24	North Carolina vs NC State	-15.0	62.0	W 48 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/31	North Carolina at Virginia	-7.0
Sat 11/7	North Carolina at Duke	-11.5	63.0	W 56 - 24	O	Y
Sat 11/14	North Carolina vs Wake Forest	-13.0	70.5	W 59 - 53	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Fri 11/27	North Carolina vs Notre Dame	+4.5	69.5	L 17 - 31	U	N
Sat 12/5	North Carolina vs Western Carolina	-48.5	69.5	W 49 - 9	U	N
Sat 12/12	North Carolina at Miami	+3.0	72.5	W 62 - 26	O	Y
Sat 1/2	North Carolina vs Texas A&M	+7.0	67.5	L 27 - 41	O	N

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Predictions for North Carolina's Schedule

Duke's 2020 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/12	Duke at Notre Dame	+22.5	51.5	L 13 - 27	U	Y
Sat 9/19	Duke vs Boston College	-3.5	49.5	L 6 - 26	U	N
Sat 9/26	Duke at Virginia	+3.5	44.5	L 20 - 38	O	N
Sat 10/3	Duke vs Virginia Tech	+11.5	54.5	L 31 - 38	O	Y
Sat 10/10	Duke at Syracuse	-2.5	53.5	W 38 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/17	Duke at NC State	+3.5	59.5	L 20 - 31	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/31	Duke vs Charlotte	-10.5
Sat 11/7	Duke vs North Carolina	+11.5	63.0	L 24 - 56	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/28	Duke at Georgia Tech	-1.5	57.0	L 33 - 56	O	N
Sat 12/5	Duke vs Miami	+14.5	62.0	L 0 - 48	U	N
Sat 12/12	Duke at Florida State	+3.0	56.5	L 35 - 56	O	N

Important Stats (2019)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNC	.24	46%	19.3	43%	2.98	188	46%	286	4	.12	42%	24.5	39%	42%	3.07	53.9	0.9	2
DUKE	.06	38%	34.6	39%	2.73	150	35%	179	3.96	.15	39%	29.4	40%	35%	3.61	45.3	2.4	2

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNC		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
DUKE		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2019

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNC Offense	13	19.3	17.5	45.6%	4	0.9	24	474	188	286	4.6	49%	49%	43%	46%	20%	.24
DUKE Defense	12	29.4	31.3	39%	3.61	2	-	-	-	-	-	52%	46%	40%	35%	20%	.15

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNC Defense	13	24.5	23	41.6%	3.07	2	-	-	-	-	-	49%	49%	39%	42%	21%	.12
DUKE Offense	12	34.6	32.2	38.3%	3.96	2.4	19	330	150	179	3.6	49%	49%	39%	35%	21%	.06

Additional Stats 2019

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
North Carolina	13	30:19	24.2	41%	65%	6.2	53.9	0.9	2	8.1	2.9	1	27.8
Duke	12	29:01	18.7	33%	61%	5.3	45.3	2.4	2	7.2	2.9	3	31.1

Run Game Stats (2020)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNC Offense	13	49%	43%	40.6	188.2	4.6	13	.13	2.98	72%	14%	1
DUKE Defense	12	52%	40%	-	-	-	-	.13	2.71	68%	12%	1.06

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNC Defense	13	49%	39%	-	-	-	-	.04	2.85	74%	14%	0.94
DUKE Offense	12	49%	39%	41.3	150.3	3.6	16	.04	2.73	65%	12%	0.91

Pass Game Stats (2020)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNC Offense	13	49%	46%	20.4	33.2	285.8	8.6	14	39	7	.39	1.7	33%	38%	.44	6%	1.9
DUKE Defense	12	46%	35%	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	.18	1.8	35%	32%	.21	8%	1.7

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNC Defense	13	49%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	.21	1.6	34%	31%	.24	7%	1.8
DUKE Offense	12	49%	35%	17.8	31.5	179.3	5.7	10.1	18	14	.08	1.5	36%	29%	.17	9%	1.7

North Carolina's Power Ratings
North Carolina's Power Rating: NR
North Carolina's Offense Rating: NR
North Carolina's Defense Rating: NR
2020 Talent Rating: #23
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
North Carolina's 2020 Expected Record: -
North Carolina's 2020 Overall SP+ Rating: 17.1 #12
North Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 43.1 #6
North Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 26.4 #54

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
North Carolina: Duke: -2.4

SP+ Ratings Matchup
North Carolina: 17.1 Duke: -9.8

Duke's Power Ratings
Duke's Power Rating: -2.4 NR
Duke's Offense Rating: NR
Duke's Defense Rating: NR
2020 Talent Rating: #50
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Duke's 2020 Expected Record: -
Duke's 2020 Overall SP+ Rating: -9.8 #104
Duke's Offense SP+ Rating: 19.7 #114
Duke's Defense SP+ Rating: 30.0 #83

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

North Carolina Scoring
Offense: 19.3 PPG
Offense on Road: 17.5
Defense: 24.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 23

North Carolina's 2020 Record
Record: 8 - 4
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record on Road: 3 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0

Projected Score
Duke 29
North Carolina 24

Projected Total Points: 53

Duke Scoring
Offense: 34.6 PPG
Offense at Home: 32.2
Defense: 29.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 31.3

Duke's 2020 Record
Record: 2 - 9
Record vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 5
Record at home: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/22	North Carolina	25	Duke	32	Duke -6.5	Duke	50.5	Over
2024	09/28	Duke	21	North Carolina	20	North Carolina -1	Duke	55.5	Under
2023	11/11	North Carolina	47	Duke	45	North Carolina -9.5	Duke	52.5	Over
2022	10/15	Duke	35	North Carolina	38	North Carolina -7	Duke	70.0	Over
2021	10/02	North Carolina	38	Duke	7	North Carolina -19.5	North Carolina	74.0	Under
2020	11/07	Duke	24	North Carolina	56	North Carolina -11.5	North Carolina	63.0	Over
2019	10/26	North Carolina	20	Duke	17	North Carolina -2.5	North Carolina	52.5	Under
2018	11/10	Duke	42	North Carolina	35	Duke -7.5	North Carolina	58.5	Over
2017	09/23	North Carolina	17	Duke	27	North Carolina -1.5	Duke	61.0	Under
2016	11/10	Duke	28	North Carolina	27	North Carolina -10.5	Duke	66.5	Under
2015	11/07	North Carolina	66	Duke	31	North Carolina -8	North Carolina	59.5	Over
2014	11/20	Duke	20	North Carolina	45	Duke -6	North Carolina	0
2013	11/30	North Carolina	25	Duke	27	North Carolina -5.5	Duke	0
2012	10/20	Duke	33	North Carolina	30
2011	11/26	North Carolina	37	Duke	21
2010	11/27	Duke	19	North Carolina	24
2009	11/07	North Carolina	19	Duke	6
2008	11/29	Duke	20	North Carolina	28
2007	11/24	North Carolina	20	Duke	14
2006	11/25	Duke	44	North Carolina	45
2005	11/19	North Carolina	24	Duke	21
2004	11/20	Duke	17	North Carolina	40
2003	11/22	North Carolina	22	Duke	30
2001	11/17	North Carolina	52	Duke	17
2000	11/17	Duke	21	North Carolina	59

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Duke	8	7	6 Overs
North Carolina	17	6	5 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	13 - 12	6 - 7	3 - 5	3 - 2
Road Teams	12 - 13	7 - 6	2 - 3	5 - 3

(#) UNC at (#) DUKE

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	UNC	DUKE
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#12	#104
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#23	#50
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

North Carolina Injury Report

Duke Injury Report

North Carolina on Offense


CategoryCat	UNC Off	DUKE Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#6	#83
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

North Carolina Run Game


CategoryCat	UNC Off	DUKE Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

North Carolina Pass Game


CategoryCat	UNC Off	DUKE Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Duke on Offense


CategoryCat	DUKE Off	UNC Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#114	#54
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Duke Run Game


CategoryCat	DUKE Off	UNC Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Duke Pass Game


CategoryCat	DUKE Off	UNC Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
DUKE 5 Year Profile: Declining Top G5
'20 Profile: Down to Below Avg G5

UNC 5 Year Profile: Improving Average P4
'20 Profile: Up to CFP Hopefuls

Weather Forecast
Playing in Wallace Wade Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 10
North Carolina 11.5 (63.0)
North Carolina won at Duke this year (56-24)

Previous Matchups
Duke beat North Carolina last year (32-25)
Duke beat North Carolina in 2024 (21-20)
North Carolina beat Duke in 2023 (47-45)

UNC's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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UNC's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

DUKE's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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DUKE's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD