Duke Blue Devils vs Virginia Cavaliers | Free Pick (February 16)
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Duke Blue Devils vs Virginia Cavaliers | Free Pick (February 16)
Duke 23-2 (13-11 ATS) vs Virginia 12-12 (13-6 ATS)
Wednesday February 16 – 7:00PM
Recent history: Duke beat Virginia 76-60 last month
Duke vs. Virginia Odds
Duke -14.5
O/U 133
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Duke appears to be rising again after a couple of unexpected stumbles. It was interesting to see them struggle in the first half against North Carolina but then they roared back to victory thank to guard Nolan Smith. He just might be the best player in the nation right now even though few are talking about him that way.
Not surprisingly Duke traditionally crushes Virginia and has won the last 6 in a row in the series…although they did not cover earlier this season. Essentially it will be up to the bench to determine how whether they cover or not. I don’t expect this one to be close. 
Whenever I write about the Virginia Cavaliers I have to start by saying I don’t know why Tony Bennett left Washington State to come to Charlottesville (where his chances of real success are limited) This is yet another mediocre Cavs squad that has struggled of late losing 4 of their last five.
They are keeping it close for the most part though which is why they have such a good ATS record. Still Virginia is going to have a really tough time against the Blue Devils because they are very light on scorers.
Their style of play and defense stifles offense but they are going to have an amazing defensive effort to do that to Duke. Even if Duke has an off night shooting they can still win it.
Betting Trends:
Blue Devils are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games.
Blue Devils are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games.
Blue Devils are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 vs. Atlantic Coast.
Cavaliers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Cavaliers are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Cavaliers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. loss.
Free Blue Devils vs Cavaliers Pick
The Blue Devils shouldn’t have much of a problem handling the Cavs on the road. This game could be mostly over by halftime with a backdoor cover a possibility. Be careful.
Score prediction: Duke 74 – Virginia 61
