We have a big game for bragging rights in the ACC’s Coastal Division on Saturday when HC Mike London and the Virginia Cavaliers travel to Durham to take on the Duke Blue Devils. The Cavaliers have used a platoon system at quarterback this season as both Matt Johns and Greyson Lambert have seen time as the Cavs signal caller. That’s not the case at Duke where Anthony Boone continues to run the Blue Devils offense. Virginia did get some extra time to get healthy as they come off a bye week, defeating Pitt 24-19 back on October 4th. The Blue Devils came up with a big win last week, defeating Georgia Tech 31-25 in Atlanta. Duke enters the game at 5-1 on the season while Virginia is 4-2. Here are some things to consider when looking at this matchup…Duke’s offense, especially at home, has been prolific, scoring almost 47 ppg. Virginia has enjoyed lots of home cooking this season and this will only be their second game of the year away from Charlottesville. This is a series that Duke has owned in recent memory, going 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games vs. Virginia. Duke is 11-2 ATS as a favorite over the last three seasons and 9-1 as the home favorite in that time. One thing to watch in this game will be the turnover battle, because much of Virginia’s success has come from their ability to turn their opponents over. The Cavaliers have forced 19 turnovers already this season, a total that may be difficult to add to with these Blue Devils. Duke has committed just five turnovers in their six games this year. For the Sharps, this story stops and starts with the fact that Duke is at home, a place where they have been very difficult to beat. They have won five of the last six matchups with Virginia and they have won seven straight home games. The line movement suggests there is some decent action coming in on the visitor and the line is the best we are going to get…we fully believe the Sharps will be stepping in here very soon to start buying Duke back. The Sharps say…
3 UNITS – DUKE BLUE DEVILS (-2)