| Courtesty of OddsShark.com The fans at John Paul Jones Arena will be treated to a game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Virginia Cavaliers when they take their seats on Sunday. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Devils listed as 9½-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total is sitting at 132. Duke poured in 36 second half points as they ran past Tulsa 70-52 on Thursday. Duke failed to cover the 19-point spread, while the 122 points went UNDER the posted total of 141.5. Brian Zoubek netted 10 points to go with 10 rebounds for a double-double for Duke. Nolan Smith added 18 points in that win. Sylven Landesberg poured in 27 points for Virginia in its 74-62 loss to Miami on Tuesday night. Miami covered as 6.5-point home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 130.5-point total listed by oddsmakers. Current streak: Duke has won 7 straight games. Virginia has lost 6 straight games. Team records: Duke: 24-4 SU, 16-10-1 ATS Virginia: 14-12 SU, 9-11-1 ATS Duke most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Maryland are 9-1 After playing Tulsa are 1-1 After a win are 8-2
Virginia most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Boston College are 1-5 After playing Miami are 4-4 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Duke is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Virginia The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Duke's last 7 games when playing Virginia The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Duke's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Virginia's last 7 games when playing Duke Virginia is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Virginia's last 8 games Virginia is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Duke Next up: Duke at Maryland, Wednesday, March 3 Virginia at Boston College, Wednesday, March 3
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