Virginia-Duke Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Virginia Cavaliers and the Duke Blue Devils will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Wallace Wade Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Devils listed as 7-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game’s total is sitting at 44.

Virginia was thumped 45-10 in Week 3 by Connecticut, as 10.5-point road underdogs. The combined 55 points sailed OVER the posted total of 38.

Cedric Peerman scored the only touchdown for Virginia.

Thad Lewis threw three touchdown passes to Eron Riley, and Vincent Rey returned a fumble for a score to help Duke beat the Navy Midshipmen 41-31 in Week 3.

Duke managed to cover the 2.5-point spread, while the combined points played OVER the posted total of 57.5.

Team records:
Virginia: 1-2 SU, 0-2 ATS
Duke: 2-1 SU, 2-0 ATS

Virginia most recently:
When playing in September are 6-4
When playing on grass are 5-5
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 7-3

Duke most recently:
When playing in September are 2-8
When playing on grass are 2-8
After outgaining opponent are 1-9
When playing within the conference are 0-10

A few trends to consider:
Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Duke
Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Duke
Virginia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Virginia is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
Duke is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Virginia
Duke is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games
Duke is 2-17 SU in its last 19 games at home
Duke is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Virginia

Next up:
Virginia home to Maryland, Saturday, October 4
Duke at Georgia Tech, Saturday, October 4

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