The Virginia Tech Hokies (20-9) host the 5th ranked Duke Blue Devils (24-5) in an ACC game at the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia on Monday, February 26, 2018, at 7:00 PM ET. On the college basketball betting board, Duke is the 5.5-point road favorite with the total offered at 159 points.
Duke was at home in their last game where they got the victory beating Syracuse 60-44, and the point spread cover as a -13.5 betting favorite. The lack of scoring by both clubs resulting in an easy win for UNDER bettors. Marvin Bagley III returned after missing four games with a knee injury, and he came off the bench to be the leading scorer for the Blue Devils. He racked up 19 points on 8 of 9 shooting, and Wendell Carter was the only other player on the team to go for double figures with 16 points, and he also contributed with ten rebounds. Duke has won five games in a row to lift their W/L record to 12-4 in ACC action.
Virginia Tech was at home in their last game, and they lost to a good Louisville team 75-68. The Hokies not only lost the game, but they also failed to cover the betting line as a small -4 favorite. In the contest, Justin Robinson was the high scorer for the Hokies with 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting, and he was one of three players for the squad that scored at least 11 points. Virginia Tech was outscored by seven points in the second half, and for the game, they shot 44.1% from the floor and held Louisville to a 42.9 FG%, but were beat from downtown with the Cardinals sinking 12 of 27 three-pointers. Virginia Tech had won two in a row before their loss to Louisville and comes into this game with a 9-7 record in conference games.
Duke ranks 5th in the nation in ppg and 113th in opponents’ ppg, and Virginia Tech ranks 38th in ppg and 170th in opponents’ ppg.
These teams met this season at Duke on February 14th where the Blue Devils beat the Hokies 74-52.
This season Duke is 18-9 ATS with an O/U record of 16-11 and Virginia Tech is 15-10 ATS with an O/U record of 14-11.
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SAGARIN RATINGS
Duke: 94.04
Virginia Tech: 84.07
INJURY REPORT
DUKE
[C] 02/23/2018 – Marques Bolden is probable ( Nose )
VIRGINIA TECH
[G] 11/10/2017 – Ty Outlaw is out for season ( ACL )
Duke at Virginia Tech NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- DUKE is 5-0 ATS in their last five games
- DUKE is 12-4-1 ATS in their previous 17 road games
- DUKE has an Under record of 4-0 in their last four games
- VT is 7-3 ATS in their last ten games
- VT is 27-12-1 ATS in their previous 40 home games
- VT has an Under record of 6-0 in their last six games
Duke at Virginia Tech Betting Angles
The home team is 4-0 ATS in the last four games between these teams.
In the last 15 games between these teams, the Under record is 12-3.
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