Virginia Tech vs. Duke Betting Preview November 23

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Nov/22/2024

Virginia Tech arrives chasing a win to secure bowl eligibility, while Duke can reach the eight-win mark for the third consecutive season — which has happened only once before in program history.

Line Analysis and Action

Opening Line - The line opened at Virginia Tech -2.5.
Line Trend - The line has moved to -3.
Sagarin Number - We get a number of Hokies 1.2, indicating an overlay.
Action - Action was 91% cash on Virginia Tech but more balanced in terms of tickets.

Historic Comparables

*Overlays in the 2.5/3 range have been good to the dog mostly.

TCU -2.5 SMU (SMU 1 Overlay) - Home dog covers.
Miami -2.5 Virginia ( home dog Virginia covers with Miami winning by just two points) Miami 0.65 Overlay of 2 points - Home dog covers.
San Jose State -2.5 SDSU (home dog SDSU covers and wins by a lot) San Jose State 1.45 Overlay 1 point - Home dog covers.
Oklahoma -2.5 TTU (home dog Texas Tech covers and wins in overtime) OK 1.48 Overlay of 1 - Home dog covers.
Ole Miss -2.5 /-3 Texas A&M (road favorite Mississippi mostly covers and pushes with 3 point win) Ole Miss 1.21 Overlay of 1 to 1.5 points - Road favorite covers but this one was also a push with a 3-point win.

By Mary Montgomery

A former track and field star and diver, Mary is a senior sports writer for the Gambling911.com website whose work spans well over a decade. She is the go-to person for our evening sports reports in the US. Mary works out of our Miami Beach headquarters.

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