The top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (28-5) face the seventh-seeded Virginia Tech Hokies (22-12) Saturday in the ACC Tournament Final. Tip-off from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., is 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we look at the Virginia Tech vs. Duke odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The No. 7 Blue Devils are looking to pick up an ACC Tournament trophy in Coach K’s final go-around in the event. Duke has won its first two games in the tourney as it posted 80 or more points in each victory. However, the Blue Devils have allowed at least 76 points in both outings and failed to cover the spread in either.
The Hokies limped to the finish line in the regular season, but they have come alive in Brooklyn with three straight wins. The most impressive victory was a 72-59 rout of North Carolina Friday, denying everyone of a third Battle of the Blues for the whole ball of wax. Instead, the Hokies have crashed the party and are now one win away from going from bubble team to champion.
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Virginia Tech vs. Duke odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Virginia Tech +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Duke -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Virginia Tech +5.5 (-108) | Duke -5.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Virginia Tech vs. Duke odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Duke 76, Virginia Tech 67
Money line
Duke (-250) will cost you two and a half times your potential return straight up, and that’s just too expensive anytime — especially in a championship game.
AVOID, and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
DUKE -5.5 (-112) has yet to play its best game in the ACC tourney, yet here it is playing for a championship.
No disrespect to Virginia Tech but this is a tailor-made title shot for the Blue Devils in the final go-around for K. You can expect F Paolo Banchero and company to win this one by least three buckets before counting down the nets at Barclays. There is no way Virginia Tech derails this championship train.
Over/Under
The OVER 138.5 (-108) is the best play on the board in this game Saturday. Duke’s offense has been on point, while the defense hasn’t exactly been up to snuff. That’s a great recipe for the Over.
The Over is 10-4-1 in the past 15 neutral-site games for Virginia Tech, while the Over is 5-0 in the past five games overall for Duke, 4-0 in the past four neutral-site games and 6-0 in the previous six following a non-cover. Look for plenty of points.
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