The Duke Blue Devils (4-2, 1-2 ACC) and Virginia Cavaliers (4-3, 2-2) clash Friday in Charlottesville, Virginia. Kickoff from Scott Stadium is at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze college football odds around the Duke vs. Virginia odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.
The Blue Devils enter this game on a 2-game skid. They are coming off a 24-20 home loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels Saturday as 2.5-point favorites with the Under (46.5) cashing. They fell behind 17-0, rallied to take a 20-17, but allowed a touchdown with under 2 minutes to go.
The Cavaliers are also coming off a loss, falling 23-13 at the SMU Mustangs Saturday as 9.5-point underdogs with the Under (51.5) cashing. The defense could 't
stop SMU QB Kevin Jennings, who passed for 246 yards and 2 TDs against them. Virginia QB Beau Pribula has thrown 13 TD passes and 1 INT, and has rushed for 2 TDs.
Virginia is 42-35 all-time against Duke. They last met in the ACC title game last season, with Duke winning 27-20 in OT as 3.5-point road underdogs with the Under (58.5) cashing.
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Duke at Virginia odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Duke +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Virginia -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Duke +2 (-108) | Virginia -2 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 47.5 (O: -105 | U: -112)
Duke at Virginia picks and predictions
Prediction
Virginia 27, Duke 24
Moneyline
Virginia is undefeated at home, including 2-0 against ACC opponents. Duke is 1-1 on the road and 0-1 on the road in the conference.
The Blue Devils have allowed 24+ points in their last 2 games. The Cavaliers scored 34 and 28 in their 2 home conference wins.
BET VIRGINIA (-125) if you prefer not to mess with the points, but the spread offers a better value.
Against the spread
Both Duke's losses have been by 3 or more points. They are 0-2 ATS in their losses. Virginia is 3-1 ATS in its wins and has won by 3 or more in both conference victories.
The outright winner has also covered the spread in the last 10 meetings between the 2 teams.
BET VIRGINIA -2 (-110).
Over/Under
The last 6 meetings have had totals of 48 or more.
Three of Virginia's 7 games have had totals above 47. Half of Duke's 6 games and 2 of their 3 conference games have had totals above 47. Both teams average more than 30 points a game.
BET OVER 47.5 (-105).
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