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Week 5 · 2026 season

AP rank 3Notre Dame @ North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA +21 · EDGE win; UNDER 55.5 · EDGE loss. The full grades are below.

The verdict

SAT, OCT 3 · FINAL · KENAN STADIUM
Notre Dame4-098%
North Carolina2-12%
NDNATL RANKUNC
2nd
Model Overall
95th
3rd
Model Offense
90th
5th
Model Defense
97th
-4.8
Pace
-6.0
51%
Returning PPA
28%

Color marks the better value in each row.

Open total55.5
Model total49.0
NORTH CAROLINA +21 · EDGE WINUNDER 55.5 · EDGE LOSS

Market cadence

Line movement

Latest: Notre Dame -21.0 · EDGE

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  • Edge
  • Lean
  • No signal

Sat, Oct 3, 11:05:51 AM ET

Notre Dame line
-21.0
Producer tier
EDGE
  • Fri, Sep 4, 5:03:41 PM ET; Notre Dame line -23.5; producer tier EDGE
  • Tue, Sep 29, 11:02:35 AM ET; Notre Dame line -21.0; producer tier EDGE
  • Wed, Sep 30, 11:02:58 AM ET; Notre Dame line -21.0; producer tier EDGE
  • Thu, Oct 1, 11:02:37 AM ET; Notre Dame line -21.0; producer tier EDGE
  • Fri, Oct 2, 11:03:06 AM ET; Notre Dame line -21.5; producer tier EDGE
  • Sat, Oct 3, 11:05:51 AM ET; Notre Dame line -21.0; producer tier EDGE

RATINGS AS OF: ND wk 5 · UNC wk 5

Model margin
Notre Dame by 16.83
Opening line
Notre Dame -23.5
Latest line
Notre Dame -21
Close total
46.5

Graded model opinions

Every published Lean and Edge grades against its locked selected line. ATS and total results remain independent.

ND37
FINALKenan Stadium
UNC26
  • WinNotre DameWIN HIT
  • ATSNORTH CAROLINA +21 · EDGEEDGE HIT
  • TotalUNDER 55.5 · EDGEEDGE MISS
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

Leans and Edges use the exact lines published before kickoff. Every published pick is graded.

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