Free College Basketball Pick
Duke vs. Virginia
Sunday, February 28, 2010 – 7:45 PM ET on FSN
The fifth ranked Duke Blue Devils (24-4) travel to Virginia to take on the struggling Cavaliers. Virginia (14-12) has lost their last 6 games, with the most recent at Miami, 74-62. The Blue Devils come off of a 70-52 victory over Tulsa and have won their last 7 straight games. Duke is favored by about ten points in this matchup. The total is listed at 132. The last time these two teams met up, resulted in a 79-54 Duke victory.
Although highly favored, Duke can’t afford to look past Virginia tonight with ACC title hopes still on the line. They visit Maryland on Wednesday and then host North Carolina on the sixth of March. Duke will be led by Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler. Combined, they scored 50 points against Tulsa. Another win tonight will give the Blue Devils their fourth straight road win.
The Cavaliers, hungry to end their losing streak and make a statement, will pull everybody together to try and make this one a game. Their biggest struggles recently have come on offense. They’ve averaged just over 57 points per game during their losing streak. Virginia will look to Sophomore Sylven Landesburg to make an impact tonight. Landesburg averages 17.4 points per game and finished up with 27 points against the Hurricanes. He was 6 for 8 at the three-point range.
The Blue Devils are 25-3 against Virginia in their last 28 games. In the last two years, Duke has beaten the Virginia Cavaliers by more than 20 points. The last close one was in February of 2007 when the Blue Devils beat the Cavaliers by only 2 points in a 68-66 victory.
Duke Betting Trends:
Duke is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games |
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games |
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Duke's last 6 games |
Duke is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road |
Duke is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road |
Duke is 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Virginia |
Duke is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Virginia |
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Duke's last 7 games when playing Virginia |
Duke is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Virginia |
Virginia Betting Trends:
Virginia is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games |
Virginia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games |
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Virginia's last 8 games |
Virginia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home |
Virginia is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home |
Virginia is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Duke |
Virginia is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing Duke |
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Virginia's last 7 games when playing Duke |
Virginia is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Duke |
Pick: Take Duke -9.5 - They’ll win by 10 or more and extend their winning streak to 8 before visiting Maryland.
Betting Trends by Bodog.com |
