NCAA Vegas Odds: Duke Favored at Virginia Tech in ACC Action

Thursday, February 02, 2012

by Bovada Sportsbook

It’s a light night in college basketball on Thursday with only four ranked teams in action, but there could be a Top-5 club going down as No. 5 Duke Blue Devils visits a Virginia Tech Hokies team that usually pulls off at least one big upset a year at home. The Blue Devils opened as 4.5-point favorites on Bovada Sportsbook’s NCAA Vegas Odds.

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Duke (18-3, 5-1) enters a half-game behind Florida State and North Carolina for the ACC lead. The Blue Devils have won two in a row since losing to FSU. They last were in action Saturday, beating St. John’s 83-76 in Duke’s final non-conference game of the regular season. Mason Plumlee had 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to lead the way. But Coach Mike Krzyzewski essentially called the game a loss as Duke nearly blew a 22-point lead to a decimated Red Storm club.

Virginia Tech (12-9, 1-5) will again miss out on the NCAA Tournament this season barring a miracle turnaround. The Hokies have lost two straight and six of seven. On Saturday, they fell 73-69 at Maryland but almost rallied from a 15-point deficit. Virginia Tech was held to just 19 first-half points in shooting 6-for-25. That was the fewest points in a half this season for the Hokies.

Virginia Tech is 1-2 vs. ranked teams this season, losing by double digits to Syracuse and North Carolina but winning at Virginia. The Blue Devils have won three straight ACC road contests and are 8-2 away from Cameron Indoor Stadium this season. Krzyzewski is 8-3 at Duke against the Hokies. The Blue Devils are 3-2 in Blacksburg under Krzyzewski, but the Hokies upset top-ranked Duke there last year, 64-60, for their lone win in the past six meetings. Duke has held Virginia Tech to less than 70 points in eight consecutive meetings. Duke is just 1-5 ATS in its past six games after a win this season.

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