The No. 2 Duke Blue Devils (10-1, 0-0 ACC) host the Virginia Tech Hokies (8-4, 0-0 ACC) after winning nine home games in a row. The Blue Devils are favored by 9 points in the matchup, which tips at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. The matchup has an over/under of 139.
Duke vs. Virginia Tech Predictions
Duke vs. Virginia Tech Betting Odds
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Duke | -9 | 139 points |
Duke vs. Virginia Tech Betting Trends
- Duke is 7-3-1 against the spread this season.
- In games this season when favored by 9 points or more, the Blue Devils have gone 5-2-1 against the spread.
- Duke games have finished with a final combined score above the over/under six times this season.
- The 86.1 points per game the Blue Devils score are 29.6 more points than the Hokies give up (56.5).
- Duke has a 7-3-1 record against the spread and a 10-1 record overall when scoring more than 56.5 points.
- Virginia Tech has gone 7-4-0 against the spread this season.
- This season, four of Virginia Tech’s games have gone over the point total out of 11 chances.
- The Hokies’ 71.6 points per game are 7.2 more points than the 64.4 the Blue Devils give up to opponents.
- Virginia Tech is 7-0 against the spread and 7-0 overall when it scores more than 64.4 points.
Duke vs. Virginia Tech Over/Under Trends
- Duke and its opponents have hit the over on this game’s total (139 points) eight times this season.
- In Virginia Tech’s 11 games this season, three have finished with more combined scoring than Wednesday’s point total of 139.
- The Blue Devils average 86.1 points per game against the Hokies’ 71.6, amounting to 18.7 points over the matchup’s total of 139.
- This game’s total is 18.1 fewer points than the 120.9 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020.
- This season, the average total for Blue Devils games is 147.6 points, 8.6 more than the over/under of 139 points for this contest.
- A difference of 5.4 points separates this matchup’s over/under (139 points) and the average total points bet in Hokies’ games (133.6 points) this season.
Duke Team Leaders
- Wendell Moore: 16.9 PTS, 5.1 AST, 1.4 STL, 58.1 FG%, 38.6 3PT% (17-for-44)
- Paolo Banchero: 16.5 PTS, 7.3 REB, 1.5 STL, 49.2 FG%, 34.4 3PT% (11-for-32)
- Mark Williams: 9.2 PTS, 2.9 BLK, 67.7 FG%
- Trevor Keels: 12.6 PTS, 1.9 STL, 40.5 FG%, 31.6 3PT% (18-for-57)
- Jeremy Roach: 9.3 PTS, 1.5 STL, 41.1 FG%, 35.9 3PT% (14-for-39)
Virginia Tech Team Leaders
- Keve Aluma: 14.2 PTS, 50.4 FG%, 21.4 3PT% (6-for-28)
- Justyn Mutts: 9.4 PTS, 7.3 REB, 1.3 STL, 52.2 FG%, 33.3 3PT% (8-for-24)
- Hunter Cattoor: 10.3 PTS, 1.2 STL, 44.6 FG%, 44.4 3PT% (28-for-63)
- Nahiem Alleyne: 10.9 PTS, 34.1 FG%, 36.2 3PT% (21-for-58)
- Storm Murphy: 8.3 PTS, 46.3 FG%, 37.5 3PT% (18-for-48)
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