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North Carolina

ACC · 2-0 · power +13.1 · #65
Our numberUNC -11.7 no book has priced this game

UConn

IND · 1-1 · power +2.4 · #147
Our side
MoneylineUNC to win ours 30%
Projected score 30–19 UNC – CONN
2026-11-07 · 12:00 PM Pratt & Whitney Stadium · East Hartford, CT Early season

The books

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Series North Carolina lead 3–1 · 4 meetings since 1990
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 12 ranks apart
North Carolina Tar Heels #236 rush offense UConn Huskies #224 run defense
Pass game even 37 ranks apart
North Carolina Tar Heels #161 pass offense UConn Huskies #124 pass defense
Run game edge UConn Huskies 131 ranks
UConn Huskies #40 rush offense North Carolina Tar Heels #171 run defense
Pass game edge UConn Huskies 56 ranks
UConn Huskies #42 pass offense North Carolina Tar Heels #98 pass defense
North Carolina Tar Heels Balanced · 53% run Ball-control UConn Huskies Balanced · 49% run Ball-control
Bill Belichick · 4-8 Jim Mora · 44-42 · offense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
North Carolina Tar Heels
DL Xavier Lewis 12 tkl · 4.0 sacks · 6.5 TFL #1 DL
DL Jaylen Harvey 8 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #59 DL
TE Jelani Thurman 8 rec · 165 yds · 1 TD #15 TE
DB Greg Smith 9 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #255 DB
UConn Huskies
DL Anas Luqman 5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #179 DL
DB Zion Paret 15 tkl · 1 PD #209 DB
LB K'Von Sherman 14 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #153 LB
DB Saxton Suchanic 4 tkl · 3 PD #287 DB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
North Carolina Tar HeelsACC +13.1 -1.9 +15.0 #65
UConn HuskiesIND +2.4 +3.2 -0.8 #147

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
North Carolina offense vs UConn defense-1.1 pts
UConn offense vs North Carolina defense-11.8 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 532 mi

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.