Duke-Vanderbilt Preview

The Duke Blue Devils and the Vanderbilt Commodores will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Vanderbilt Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Commodores listed as 10-point favorites versus the Blue Devils, while the game's total is sitting at 40. Thaddeus Lewis threw for two scores and 130 yards for Duke as they lost 49-31 to Miami in Week 8. The Blue Devils did not cover the 3-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 40.5. Mackenzi Adams, who replaced Chris Nickson as Vanderbilt's starting quarterback, threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jamie Graham in a 24-14 loss to Georgia in Week 8. The Commodores covered the 16.5-point spread, while the combined score played UNDER the day's posted total of 43.5. Current streak: Duke has lost 2 straight games. Vanderbilt has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Duke: 3-3 SU, 3-2 ATS Vanderbilt: 5-2 SU, 6-1 ATS Duke most recently: When playing in October are 0-10 When playing on grass are 3-7 After being outgained are 0-10 When playing outside the conference are 3-7 Vanderbilt most recently: When playing in October are 5-5 When playing on grass are 4-6 After being outgained are 6-4 When playing outside the conference are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Duke's last 5 games on the road Duke is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games Duke is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vanderbilt Duke is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vanderbilt Vanderbilt is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Duke Vanderbilt is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Duke The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vanderbilt's last 10 games at home Vanderbilt is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Duke at Wake Forest, Saturday, November 1 Vanderbilt home to Florida, Saturday, November 8