A key Week 11 battle has the visiting Blue Devils travelling to Virginia on Saturday to face the Cavaliers.

They battle the Blue Devils, currently with a 3-6 mark (5-4 ATS). The over under records, important for totals bettors, are 2-7 for the Cavaliers and 2-7 for the Blue Devils.



View Duke vs Virginia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: The home team opened as 10.5-point favorites in this NCAA football battle. No over under line was available early in the week, but was set to posted shortly.

Power Rankings / Prediction: According to the Power Rankings here at OddsShark it's the No. 23-rated Cavaliers and the No. 80-rated Blue Devils in this matchup. Predictive formulas point to a 29-17 win for the Cavaliers on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Virginia's No. 75-ranked offense (25.9 PPG) against a Blue Devils defense that ranks No. 83 at 29.8 PPG. The Cavaliers passing attack has averaged 237.6 yards per game, less than the Blue Devils give up through the air (248.9 YPG on average).

Defensively, the Blue Devils feature the league's No. 64-rated road run defense, allowing 174 yards per game. Virginia, meanwhile, ranks No. 40 in rushing offense at home.

Duke lost its last outing, a 49-14 result against Miami on November 5. Duke failed to cover in that game as a 15-point underdog, while the 63 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Virginia won its last outing, a 31-13 result against Maryland on November 5. Virginia covered in that game as a 3-point favorite, while the 44 combined points took the game UNDER the total.


Duke Blue Devils Trends:
When playing in November are 1-9
When playing on grass are 1-9
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 2-8

Virginia Cavaliers Trends:
When playing in November are 1-9
When playing on grass are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 4-6

A few Blue Devils at Cavaliers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Duke's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Duke's last 6 games when playing Virginia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Duke's last 11 games on the road
Duke is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Virginia's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia's last 6 games when playing Duke
Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Duke home to Georgia Tech, Saturday, November 19
Virginia at Florida State, Saturday, November 19