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Virginia vs Duke Betting!

Virginia is 6-6 ATS with an O/U record of 5-5 and Duke is 9-7 ATS with an O/U record of 6-9. This season Duke is are 9-0 at home and Virginia is 2-2 on the road. [ad-4468020]

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Venue/ Stadium: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Time/Date: 7 PM EST Monday, January 13, 2014
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Duke -6 / Virginia +6
Over/Under:  OFF
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In their last games Virginia beat North Carolina State 76-45 and Duke lost to Clemson 72-59.

Duke has had their road woes this season where they have yet to win, but they are undefeated at home and have won 16 straight over Virginia at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils are only 1-2 in ACC play while Virginia is 3-0 in conference play and have won their last 2 ACC road games.

Duke has won 25 straight home games.

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Duke has to get over their last game against Clemson when they scored the fewest points of the season and were ice cold only shooting 33.9% from the floor.

The Cavaliers have one of the best defenses in the nation only allowing an average of 55.2 ppg on 36.9% shooting. They have to play solid D tonight, as they do not have a high scoring offense only ranking 308th in the nation in scoring. In their last win over NC State they held the Wolfpack to only 28.9% shooting. Virginia will be facing a Duke team that ranks 21st in the nation in scoring.

Joe Harris leads the Cavaliers in scoring (10.7 ppg) and in beating Duke last season he blew up for 36 points. Malcolm Brogdon is the only other player for the Cavaliers that is averaging in double figures and these guys will need help on offense.
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Virginia and their solid defense really has to key on the 2 leading scorers for Duke in Jabari Parker (19.5 ppg) and Rodney Hood (18.6 ppg). Parker has been struggling with his scot in the last few games and is only 11/35 from the floor in his last 3 games. However, Parker has been on fire as of late averaging 21.33 ppg in his last 3 games.

If the Cavaliers can keep the Blue Devils from shooting a high field goal percentage they should be able to dominate the glass. Duke only ranks 227th in the nation in rebounds per game while Virginia ranks a legit 78th.

Betting Trends

Virginia is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall, 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games following a ATS win, and they have an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 road games.

Duke is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a S.U. loss, and they have an Under record of 7-3 in their last 10 games.

Jason’s Pick: Virginia has covered the spread in 4 of their last 5 games facing Duke, but that trend will not continue. The Blue Devils are a different beast at home and even facing a solid Cavaliers’ defense Duke will win and cover on their home floor.

Player Injuries

DUKE
[F] 12/06/2013 – Alex Murphy expected to transfer ( Undisclosed )

VIRGINIA
NONE

By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.