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Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Duke Blue Devils
The Virginia Tech Hokies and the Duke Blue Devils will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Devils as -6-point favorites versus the Hokies, while the game's total opened at 138.5.
Duke was a 80-76 winner in its last match at home against Hurricanes. They failed to cover the -8.5-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, Virginia Tech was a 72-59 winner on the road against Tar Heels. They covered the +3-point spread as underdogs.
Virginia Tech:
Team record: 22-12 SU,18-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Virginia Tech is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Duke
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Virginia Tech's last 6 games when playing Duke
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Virginia Tech's last 22 games when playing Duke
Duke:
Team record: 28-5 SU,17-13-3 ATS
Duke is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Virginia Tech
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Duke's last 6 games when playing Virginia Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Duke's last 22 games when playing Virginia Tech