Virginia Tech vs Duke Game Information

Virginia Tech vs Duke Preview

No. 4 Duke (10-2, 2-0 in ACC) plays host to Virginia Tech (5-7, 0-1 in ACC) on Tobacco Road on New Year’s Eve day afternoon for an ACC showdown. In their last 5, the Hokies are 2-3, losing back-to-back games to Vanderbilt by 16 (80-64) and Pittsburgh by 5 (64-59), beating NC A&T by 28 (95-67) and Navy by 8 (80-72), and then losing to St. Joseph’s in their last outing by 20 (82-62), In their last 5, the Blue Devils went a spotless 5-0, topping No. 2-ranked Auburn in the ACC-SEC Challenge by 6 (84-78), Louisville by 11 (76-65), UIW by 26 (72-46), George Mason by 21 (68-47), and Georgia Tech by 26 in Atlanta in their last game (82-56). Sportsbook DraftKings has Duke priced at 8/1 odds to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball championship, behind only Auburn (6/1).

Virginia Tech Plays First Road Game New Year’s Eve

Virginia Tech (3-9-0 ATS, 6-6-0 O/U) has been awful ATS and the Hokies are led by F Tobi Lawal (10.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg), F Mylyjael Poteat (10.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg), G Jaden Schutt (9.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg), G Brandon Rechsteiner (7.8 ppg), G Jaydon Young (7.1 ppg), F Ben Burnham (6.9 ppg, 33.8 rpg), and G Tyler Johnson (5.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg). Virginia Tech averages 70.4 ppg (#308) while giving up 71.3 ppg and average 35.2 Points Per Game (#265) and 13.6 Assists Per Game (Tied-#240). Ken Pomeroy has Virginia Tech (+2800 Moneyline)—which started 2-7 and endure a 6-game Losing Streak (November 15 to December 7)—ranked at #153.

Virginia Tech Betting Trends

• Virginia Tech is 2-8-0 ATS the last 10 games
• The Hokies lost 6 straight games ATS from November 15-December 7
• The Over is 3-0-0 in Virginia Tech’s last 3 games
• The Under is 6-4-0 in the Hokies 10 games overall
• Virginia Tech went 15-19-0 ATS last 2023-24 NCAAB season (44.1%)

Duke Seeks 7th Straight Win on New Year’s Eve

Duke (8-4-0 ATS, 3-9-0 O/U) has been a great team to back ATS this season (67.7%) and also a great Under team (75%) and find themselves ranked in the Top 5 and the oddsmakers No. 2 choice to become national champions after playing a buffet of talented teams in No. 19 Kentucky, No. 17 Arizona, No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Auburn, and ACC mates Louisville. Despite losing Jared McCain (76ers) and Kyle Filipowski (Jazz) to the NBA, Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer reloaded and the Blue Devils have been led by a wonderful group of Freshmen including 6-foot-9 Cooper Flagg (16.3 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 3.5 apg), 6-foot-7 G Kon Knueppel (12.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.1 apg), and 7-foot-2 Khaman Maluach (8.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg) and the Blue Devils boast a nice group of returnees including G Tyrese Proctor (11.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg), G Isaiah Evans (8.7 ppg), G Caleb Foster (7.4 ppg), and G Sion James (7.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg). Sensation Flagg leads the Blue Devils (-10,000 Moneyline) in Points, Rebounds, and Assists.

Duke Betting Trends

• Duke is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games overall
• The Under is 9-1-0 in the Blue Devils last 8 games
• The Blue Devils are 4-1-0 ATS in their last 5 overall
• The Under is 4-0-0 in Duke’s last 4 games
• Duke went 21-14-1 ATS last 2023-24 NCAAB season (60%)

Virginia Tech vs Duke Prediction

Duke heads in with a +20.4 ppg Point Differential (#13) scoring 78.9 ppg (Tied-#105) while allowing just 58.5 ppg, and this is an impressive feat considering who the Blue Devils have played already in November and December. In the last 10 series meetings, Duke has gone 6-4 SU but both Sides have won 5 times ATS, the Blue Devils the last 2. The strongest bet over that span has been the Over (7-3-0), with all 5 meetings at Cameron Indoor Arena going Over the closing Totals with 148, 152, 141, 149, and 146 points being scored in those meetings on Tobacco Road (2019 to 2023). So there is a dilemma between a team that has played a whole bunch of Unders this season conflicting with a Site that has seen 5 Overs in the last 5 clashes between these 2. What to do? This Virginia Tech vs Duke NCAAB pick will look to a Side and back the Blue Devils with Virginia Tech lending some clues in a 10-Point Loss to Jacksonville (74-64) and a 22-Point Loss to Penn State (86-64). Toss in the fact that this is the Hokies first real Road game of the year, and case closed.

Kevin’s Pick: Duke -24.5