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.

Duke has 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.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Virginia	19-1	13-4	69.15	51.60	17.55	7-3	4-1	4-13	3-7	1-4
Duke	18-2	12-7	91.65	72.65	19	5-4	4-2	13-6	5-4	4-2

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
VIRGA	13.80	9.45	1.46
DUKE	19.25	12.05	1.6

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
VIRGA	8.50	24.50	33
DUKE	14.55	28.45	43

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
VIRGA	46.91	36.36	10.55
DUKE	51.04	41.00	10.04

Team Records

Virginia Cavaliers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	19-1	13-0	6-1	13-4	7-3	6-1	69.15	51.60	17.55
Last 10	10-0	7-0	3-0	6-2	3-2	3-0	67.80	49.90	17.90
vs Conf	8-0	5-0	3-0	6-2	3-2	3-0	64.75	50.50	14.25

Duke Blue Devils

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	18-2	12-0	6-2	12-6	6-4	6-2	91.65	72.65	19.00
Last 10	8-2	5-0	3-2	6-4	3-2	3-2	92.10	70.70	21.40
vs Conf	6-2	3-0	3-2	4-4	1-2	3-2	86.63	75.00	11.63

Supergrid

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

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Virginia	2-8	7-3	4-5-1	59.50	28.40	38.88	33.40	37/135	4.40
Duke	8-2	3-7	4-5-1	64.70	27.60	44.79	33.60	68/189	4.90

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Feb 15, 2017	DUKE	65	VIRGA	55	-4.5	DUKE	129.5	U	DUKE	VIRGA	DUKE	21	25	45.2	36.8	28	32	9/19	5/20	4	3
Feb 13, 2016	VIRGA	62	DUKE	63	-2	VIRGA	138	U	VIRGA	DUKE	DUKE	34	31	48.1	45.1	26	34	2/11	8/22	3	5
Jan 31, 2015	DUKE	69	VIRGA	63	-5.5	DUKE	126.5	O	DUKE	VIRGA	DUKE	26	25	50.9	41.3	34	35	6/17	3/13	4	4
Mar 16, 2014	DUKE	63	VIRGA	72	1.5	VIRGA	127	O	VIRGA	VIRGA	DUKE	25	28	38.1	44.7	34	39	8/14	5/12	7	2
Jan 13, 2014	VIRGA	65	DUKE	69	-6	VIRGA	134	P	DUKE	VIRGA	DUKE	28	36	38.2	44.9	34	31	4/10	10/22	5	5
Feb 28, 2013	DUKE	68	VIRGA	73	-1	VIRGA	130.5	O	VIRGA	VIRGA	DUKE	23	28	39.6	46.2	25	36	8/25	3/11	4	3
Jan 12, 2012	VIRGA	58	DUKE	61	-10.5	VIRGA	128.5	U	DUKE	VIRGA	DUKE	32	28	39.3	52.2	35	30	3/16	5/20	4	3
Feb 16, 2011	DUKE	56	VIRGA	41	14	DUKE	132	U	DUKE	DUKE	DUKE	34	26	50	28.6	39	29	5/16	3/12	6	6
Jan 15, 2011	VIRGA	60	DUKE	76	-21.5	VIRGA	134	O	DUKE	DUKE	VIRGA	31	25	34.5	46.6	31	42	6/16	5/20	7	4
Mar 12, 2010	VIRGA	46	DUKE	57	-17	VIRGA	127	U	DUKE	DUKE	DUKE	27	27	32.1	38.2	37	39	3/14	4/14	7	7

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

Team Last 5 Games

Virginia Cavaliers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jan 23, 2018	CLEMS	61-36	W	-9.5	119.5	W/U	44.64	50.00	7	H
Jan 21, 2018	WAKE	59-49	W	-7.5	128	W/U	40.38	100.00	7	A
Jan 18, 2018	GATEC	64-48	W	-7.5	116.5	W/U	46.55	77.78	3	A
Jan 14, 2018	NCST	68-51	W	-14	135	W/U	56.10	87.50	8	H
Jan 9, 2018	SYRA	68-61	W	-9.5	114	L/O	37.74	86.36	9	H

Duke Blue Devils

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jan 23, 2018	WAKE	84-70	W	-10	158.5	W/U	45.28	76.92	6	A
Jan 20, 2018	PITT	81-54	W	-29	150.5	L/U	51.79	64.71	12	H
Jan 15, 2018	MIAMI	83-75	W	-4.5	154	W/O	55.36	47.62	11	A
Jan 13, 2018	WAKE	89-71	W	-17.5	163.5	W/U	43.86	79.41	12	H
Jan 10, 2018	PITT	87-52	W	-20	155.5	W/U	53.12	38.89	12	A

Next up:
Virginia home to Louisville Wednesday, January 31
Duke home to Notre Dame Monday, January 29

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