Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The top college basketball game on Thursday’s schedule will pit the #17 Virginia Cavaliers (14-1) against the #6 Duke Blue Devils (13-2).
Duke is at home and favored by 9.5, but they were originally 10.5-point favorites and have surprisingly been bet down despite attracting close to 60% of tracked college basketball bets.
The total sits at 128.5 and has been bet under quite a bit after opening up at 132.
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Virginia games this season have gone under the total in 9 of their 10 lined clashes, so the move on the under seems to indicate that bettors expect the Cavaliers to impose their style of play in this 9:00 PM ET game.
The Blue Devils have gone over the total in 10 of their 15 lined games this year, but 3 of their last 5 went under the number.
Duke has won all 6 matchups against Virginia since 2007, when the Cavaliers won 68-66 in overtime as 2-point underdogs.
The Blue Devils most recently won 56-41 in Virginia last season as 13.5-point favorites, and they were 76-60 winners as 21.5-point favorites the last time they hosted the Cavaliers.
Virginia has covered the odds in 2 of the 3 most recent matchups, and the under has hit in 7 of the last 8 head-to-head meetings.
The Blue Devils have covered the odds in just 2 of their last 6 games this season, but they’ve won 5 of those clashes outright with the only loss being a road defeat against Temple.
Duke has gone under the total in 3 of their last 5.
Virginia is currently on a 12-game winning streak, but they’ve covered the odds in just 1 of their last 3 victories.
The Cavaliers have played some poor competition during this win streak, so it will be interesting to see if their impressive defensive statistics hold up against a Duke team capable of filling the hoop.
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