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The Duke vs. Virginia betting line for Monday's February 17 college basketball game had the Blue Devils as an early -14.5 home favorite.
The Cavaliers are 9-5 on their home court. Virginia is 2/3 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Blue Devils are 14-1 in conference play. Duke has a 19-0 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The third-ranked Blue Devils (22-3, 14-1 ACC) have won their seven road games by an average margin of 19.8 points
Virginia makes 44.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.4 percentage points higher than Duke has allowed to its opponents (38.4%). Duke averages 16.1 more points per game (81.0) than Virginia allows (64.9).
The Cavaliers and Blue Devils square off Monday for the first time in conference play this season.
Isaac McKneely is scoring 13.7 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Dai Dai Ames is averaging 9.8 points and 1.1 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Tyrese Proctor is shooting 41.2% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Devils, while averaging 12.2 points. Cooper Flagg is averaging 23.1 points, six rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games.
Duke freshman Kon Knueppel's scoring has slowed down, but he remains a key contributor.
Duke's fast-break offense will be a challenge for Virginia's slow tempo.
Duke has won six of the last nine games versus Virginia. The Blue Devils beat Virginia 73-49 at home in their last meeting back in March of 2024 but all other Virginia losses to Duke were by no more than 10 points.
Duke was only a -2 favorite in Virginia the last time they played there.
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