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Duke -7.5 over Cuse…..

duke is a bigger fav on the road vs Syr than top 10 FSU is vs Virgnia

though the line is down to like 5.5 in some places
 
Opened at +6.5 for draftkings in NJ around Noon. Down to +5.5.

+180 ML. Eating that up.
 
One thing that surprised me. Obviously Tennessee is a top offensive team. Sixth in the nation in yards per game. We held them to sixty yards less than their average.

But that UConn is also top ten at number ten. They average 494 yards per game (we held them to 80 yards below their average).

Beating Duke will come down to limiting their explosive plays. I expect a healthy focus on runs from our O and ball control on our end.
 

Remember we have Fran Brown!
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We are a hard team to figure out so far so not surprised by the line. We almost lose to UConn. Kick the hell out of Colgate (as we should), then kick Clemsom’s butt…in Clemson. And now we are without the starting QB. I can see why Vegas is confused lol

Not to mention Duke isn’t exactly the most consistent team this year either. It’s really just a guessing game with these two teams for Saturday. I like our odds with how the defense has played lately and having Nixon as our OC. Fran will have the kids ready and should be a packed Dome. I like our chances
 
The consensus is moving toward -4.5, which is where ESPN & DK now have it. A few still at -5 or -5.5.
The consensus has now gone back up to -5.5 including DK & FD. Though ESPN is still at -4.5.
 
Looking at espn stats, the two teams are statistically very similar on offense and defense. Steve's absence could make a difference. On the other hand, Duke was gifted 4 turnovers.
 
More bulletin board material for Fran. Sounds good to me, we are going to be underdogs in the rest of our road games and maybe the Pitt game, plus this one bring it on, Vegas
Pitt is overrated and Louisville will easily beat them IMO, and we should be favored when we play them if Collins is serviceable, but of course that will have no effect on how we play against them!
 
Spread right now is 5.5. No doubt because of Collins. If Angeli is the QB CUSE favored.

Yes, this.

It's the uncertainty around Collins that's making this line what it is.

If we had Angeli (and at close to 100%) no doubt Cuse is favored by at least a FG.
... which would be FREE MONEY with how bad the Dook passing D is.

Rickie purportedly has a big arm, and good touch on deep throws.
Would love to see us "Rob Moore vs. Ped State" Dook on the very first O play, where we go play-action to Willis, then Rickie airs it out to one of: Gill, JRS, Cook.

Even if it doesn't connect, it tells the Blew Devils that they have to defend the entire field.
We're not just gonna run it and try to dink and dunk just because it's a new QB1 in there this week.
 

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