College Football
#61

Duke Blue Devils

ACC · 4-2

Wallace Wade Stadium · 40,004 seats

Duke Blue Devils rank #61 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.035 points per play (Elo 1641), a 4-2 record in the ACC, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.035
#61 in FBS
Offense
+0.021
higher is better
Defense
-0.014
lower is better
SOS
+0.027
mean opp. rating
Elo
1641
Off EPA/play
+0.042
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.023
lower is better
Off success
+0.002
Def success
-0.010
Off explosive
+0.009
Def explosive
-0.011
Rush EPA
+0.022
offense
Pass EPA
+0.060
offense
Pts / drive
2.81
10.2 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.57
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Duke's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.005

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.044

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.039

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production17%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.03σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+1.5 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.040.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsTulaneW 17–3———
2@IllinoisW 31–27———
3vsStanfordW 35–7———
4vsWilliam & MaryW 62–7———
6@Georgia TechL 25–28———
7vsNorth CarolinaL 20–24———
8@VirginiaOct 23———
9vsBoston CollegeOct 31———
10@NC StateNov 7———
11@MiamiNov 14———
12vsClemsonNov 21———
13@Wake ForestNov 28———