The Virginia Tech Hokies (8-4, 0-1 ACC) and No. 2 Duke Blue Devils (10-1, 0-0) meet Wednesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Virginia Tech vs. Duke odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Hokies have alternated wins and losses in each of their last six games, while also alternating covers and non-covers during that span. Virginia Tech punished St. Bonaventure 86-49 on a neutral floor Friday as the Over connected.
The Blue Devils lost in Columbus to Ohio State Nov. 30, but Duke has bounced back with victories over South Carolina State, Appalachian State and Elon to climb the rankings. But have they really been tested?
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Virginia Tech at Duke odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Virginia Tech +330 (bet $100 to win $330) | Duke -450 (bet $450 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Virginia Tech +8.5 (-102) | Duke -8.5 (-122)
- Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Virginia Tech at Duke odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Duke 76, Virginia Tech 65
Money line
There is absolutely no value betting Duke (-450), which will cost you four and a half times your potential return.
PASS, and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
DUKE -8.5 (-122) is the play, even though Virginia Tech looked awfully strong last time out against a good St. Bonaventure team.
Facing Duke is quite a step up from the Bonnies, however, and the Hokies won’t have any answers for the likes of Paolo Banchero or Wendell Moore Jr. in the frontcourt.
The Blue Devils are also 3-0-1 ATS in their last four at home, and the home team has covered eight of the last 10 in this series. The Hokies might be the play if this were a double-digit spread, but this is actually a very reasonable, low number. We’ll get a double-digit win for the home side.
Over/Under
OVER 138.5 (-115) is the slight lean here but only with a small-unit play. The Over has cashed in four of the past six games for the Blue Devils, and the Over is 21-9-2 in the past 32 for the Dukies in front of the Cameron Crazies.
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