Duke vs. Virginia: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 2, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 1, 2024

On Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the No. 10 Duke Blue Devils (22-6, 13-4 ACC) will play the Virginia Cavaliers (21-8, 12-6 ACC) — with Kyle Filipowski and Ryan Dunn among the players to watch — tipping off at 6:00 PM ET. The Blue Devils are currently solid 9-point favorites over the Cavaliers. The point total for the game is set at 124.

Duke vs. Virginia Betting Lines

Duke vs Virginia Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Duke -9 124 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Duke (-9)
Total Pick Over (124)

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Duke vs. Virginia Stat Rankings

Duke Avg. (Rank) Virginia Avg. (Rank)
80.5 (38th) Points Scored 63.7 (353rd)
67.4 (60th) Points Allowed 58.7 (3rd)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
9.3 (129th) Off. Rebounds 7.7 (273rd)
8.5 (76th) 3pt Made 6.3 (286th)
15.6 (43rd) Assists 15.1 (63rd)
9.7 (47th) Turnovers 7.7 (3rd)

Duke vs. Virginia Betting Trends

  • The Blue Devils are 16-11-1 against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread as 9-point favorites or more, Duke is 9-6-1.
  • The Blue Devils have played 28 games this season, and 12 of them have gone over the total.
  • In every game this season, Duke and its opponent have combined to score more than 124 points.
  • The total for this game is 124, and that’s 24.0 points fewer than the average total in Blue Devils games thus far this season.
  • Against the spread, Virginia is 15-13-1 this year.
  • This season, 12 of Duke’s 28 games have hit the over.
  • Cavaliers games have finished with over 124 points scored 14 times this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 1.6 points higher than the average scoring total for Virginia’s games (122.4).

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Duke Impact Players

  • Filipowski paces the Blue Devils with 16.6 points per contest and 8.2 rebounds, while also putting up 2.9 assists.
  • Jared McCain is putting up 13.6 points, 1.8 assists and 4.9 rebounds per contest.
  • Jeremy Roach is posting 14.4 points, 3.0 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game.
  • Mark Mitchell puts up 12.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, shooting 55.4% from the field.
  • Tyrese Proctor averages a team-leading 3.8 assists per contest. He is also posting 10.2 points and 2.8 rebounds, shooting 44.0% from the field and 35.7% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per contest.

Virginia Impact Players

  • Dunn is the Cavaliers’ top rebounder (7.1 per game), and he puts up 8.4 points and 0.8 assists.
  • Isaac McKneely is putting up 12.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, making 42.4% of his shots from the floor and 45.3% from beyond the arc, with 2.4 triples per game.
  • The Cavaliers get 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game from Jacob Groves.
  • Andrew Rohde gets the Cavaliers 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

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