Duke Hosts UVA in ACC Clash

Duke Faces Best Defense in Nation

The 2nd-ranked Virginia Cavaliers and the 3rd-ranked Duke Blue Devils meet on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. This ACC clash will definitely have a bearing on the ACC Championship. Tip-off is set for 2 pm EST. CBS will broadcast the game nationally. Oddsmakers opened the Blue Devils as -4.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game’s total opened at 135. Duke is now a 3.5-point favorite and the total is down to 134. Virginia ranks number 1 in the country in defense. The Cavaliers are allowing 51.6 points per game. The Cavaliers’ last three opponents have been held under 50 points. This marks the 15th time two top-five teams are meeting at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke is 11-3 in the first 14 contests. Virginia holds a two-game lead on second-place Duke in the ACC standings. This is the only regular-season meeting between the teams, so this is an important game for both squads. The Cavaliers are 8-0 in the ACC for the first time since a 12-0 start in 1980-81.

High Powered Duke Offense On Notice

Duke won its last outing, a 84-70 result against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on January 23. They covered in that game as a -10-point favorite. Duke is averaging 91.7 points per game. The Blue Devils have scored 80 or more points in 16 straight games. That is a tie for fifth among all-time ACC stretches of that production. The average outings from the combo of Duke’s Wendell Carter Jr. and Marvin Bagley III would be the same as some entire teams against Virginia. Bagley leads the ACC with averages of 21.6 points and 11.5 rebounds. Carter is coming off consecutive outings of 20-plus points. The Blue Devils  have four players averaging more than 14 points. Grayson Allen is averaging 15.2 ppg.

Virginia Defense is No Joke

Virginia won its last outing, a 61-36 result against the Clemson Tigers on January 23. They covered in that game as a -9.5-point favorite. This marks the fewest points ever allowed by the Cavaliers against a ranked opponent. Virginia’s top scorer is guard Kyle Guy at 15.2 points per game. For Virginia, this marks the third road game in a four-game stretch.  

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Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	69.15	223	72.65	155
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	68.00	173	69.00	140
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	31.43	221	30.92	40
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	91.65	1	51.60	1
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	95.58	4	54.43	1
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	46.25	1	30.86	10

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NCAA Basketball Betting Trends

Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Virginia’s last 8 games
Virginia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Virginia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia’s last 5 games on the road
Virginia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Duke
Virginia is 3-21 SU in its last 24 games when playing Duke
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Virginia’s last 15 games when playing Duke
Virginia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Duke
Virginia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Duke
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Duke

Duke Blue Devils
Duke is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Duke’s last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Duke’s last 5 games
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Duke is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Virginia
Duke is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games when playing Virginia
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Duke’s last 15 games when playing Virginia
Duke is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Virginia
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Virginia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Duke’s last 7 games when playing at home against Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers

Duke Blue Devils

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