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Week 1 • August 28, 2025, 11:30 PM UTC
Elon @ Duke
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -26
17 FINAL 45
0-0
ACC
Power Rank: 6.7

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Duke defeated Elon 45–17 in a dominant performance.

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General Information

Week: Week 1
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:30 PM EDT
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium
Capacity: 35,018
Elevation: 384 ft
HFA Rating: 2.9
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Duke +32.7
Prediction Markets Duke 98% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Freezing fog

Freezing fog

27.0°F

Wind Chill: 21.0°F
Wind: 5.6 mph SW
Gusts: 9.8 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 98%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Elon (Away)

This Week: 32.7 miles
Last Week: 65.4 miles
Season Total: 98.1 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:30
Rest Days: No Prior

Duke (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 240.0 miles
Season Total: 240.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:30
Rest Days: No Prior

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Betting Information
Current Line —
Total Points —
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Elon -26
Duke 6.7
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 33 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest —
HFA: Wallace Wade Stadium
Capacity 35,018
Elevation 384 ft
Weather: Freezing fog
Temperature 27.0°F
Wind Speed 5.6 mph
Your Line Duke +32.7
Implied Value —

What are the key factors for Elon vs Duke?

Elon: Key Factors

Duke: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Elon travels 33 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Duke won by 28 in a dominant performance.

Does weather affect this game at Wallace Wade Stadium?

At 27.0°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Elon and Duke compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Duke (6.7) over Elon (-26.0) by 32.7 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Duke brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.9). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Elon and Duke?

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Model & Methodology

Duke won this game.