Duke vs. Virginia Betting Preview - February 17

Duke was seeing plenty of love (65%) even as a -14.5 road favorite at Virginia, which is essentially a .500 team.

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There is a mix of books that are posting a number of 14 or 14.5 with little distinguishing between recreational and sharp books.

The Cavaliers and Blue Devils square off Monday for the first time in conference play this season.

Isaac McKneely is scoring 13.7 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Dai Dai Ames is averaging 9.8 points and 1.1 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Tyrese Proctor is shooting 41.2% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Devils, while averaging 12.2 points. Cooper Flagg is averaging 23.1 points, six rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games.

The Action Network had this to say about the Duke-UVA game:

Also, from a motivational angle, this isn't just any game for Duke. The Blue Devils actually have competition for the league title from Clemson, which trails first place by one game. In other words, Duke can ill-afford to lose to Virginia — or even play with fire.

The Blue Devils aren't going to be looking ahead to a non-league game on Saturday against Illinois when they have an important conference game ahead.