Polymarket "Trade of the Day" for College Football Week 7 finds value in UNC vs. Duke rivalry

Week 7 of college football is here, with college football predictions data from Dimers to back up every move you make from Thursday’s kickoff through the all-day Saturday slate, whether making long-term championship picks or trading college football on prediction markets.

Prediction markets are on the rise and with more capital moving through platforms like Polymarket than ever before, this is shaping up to be the most-traded college football season yet.

Dimers’ “Trade of the Day” is off to a hot start this season, cashing again last week with Kentucky +8.5, and we’re back for another on Saturday, October 17 in North Carolina vs. Duke.

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Why trade on North Carolina vs. Duke in Week 7

The Battle for the Victory Bell comes to Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and if recent history is any guide, the scoreboard will be busy. This rivalry has turned into a reliably high-scoring game, with four of the last six meetings going over this pregame total of 47.5.

Both defenses are struggling, and Duke has the weapon to take advantage. Running back Nate Shepard has been spectacular, with a real chance to be the first back off the board in a future NFL Draft, and he draws a North Carolina defense that ranks outside the top 60 nationally in success rate. Expect Shepard to have an enormous game.

On the other side, Billy Edwards Jr. has found his footing for North Carolina, leading the offense up and down the field. He gets a Duke defense that also sits outside the top 60 in success rate allowed.

If both offenses execute the way they want to, this should be another shootout.

Week 7 Trade of the Day: Over 47.5 in North Carolina vs. Duke

• Dimers probability: 53.7%
• Polymarket trading price: 51.3%
• Edge on Polymarket: 2.4%

Sportsbooks have this total set at 46.5, and the Dimers model still sees value on the over a full point higher on Polymarket.

In the totals market, our model gives the over a 53.7% chance of clearing 47.5, and on Polymarket the over is trading at 51.3%, so we have a 2.4% edge over the market price.

With two offenses that can move the ball against two defenses outside the top 60 in success rate, and a rivalry that has cleared this number in four of its last six meetings, our projection pushes this game past the total, and that makes the over our trade of the week.

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