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North Carolina at Duke: our pick

We called Duke at 59%, locked Oct 17, 1:30 PM ET, 1 hour before kickoff.

Final: North Carolina 24–20 Duke. Wrong.

Why this pick?

Our 59% is the betting market's own price for Duke: 5 sportsbooks' prices, averaged, with their margin taken out. It is not a secret model.

The market closed where we called it.

Our last 2 graded calls on Duke: 1 right.

At 59%, a pick like this still loses about 41 times in 100.

What we add is timing: we watch this game live and email members when the pick pulls well ahead, so they can check the cash-out at their own sportsbook.

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Duke win chance, call to final
50%

Call 59%Last live read 8% (Q4 1:53)

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