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4% Va Tech ML (7:00 ET): I think there’s going to be a lot of people surprised that the Hokies are favored in this one, but we’re talking about a team that just closed as a 1-point favorite at Clemson. Since I bet the Hokies early (at +1.5), I got the ATS win Saturday, though many did not in what ended up being the seventh straight SU loss for the team from Blacksburg (final score was 51-50). Depending on your result from that Clemson game, Va Tech is either 1-6 or 0-7 ATS in that same seven-game stretch. Five of those losses have been by five points or less though, and I think a turnaround is in order for the Hokies as they return home for a Big Monday showdown against Duke. 

Duke did just defeat #17 Miami, but have now failed to cover five in a row themselves as the final score Saturday at Cameron Indoor was 68-66. The Blue Devils are now just 4-3 SU over their last seven games and two of the wins have been by a total of three points. That includes their only “true” road win, which came by just a single point at Boston College. I know that Jeremy Roach is back, but that’s not a “panacea” for Duke and this figures to be a very tough matchup on the road. 

These teams last faced off in the ACC Tournament Final last March, a game won by the Hokies, 82-67 as 5.5-point underdogs. After playing three in a row on the road, the Hokies should be thrilled to get Duke at home, where they were 8-0 SU before close losses to Clemson and NC State. This is the program’s longest losing skid in seven years and I’m stepping in again, playing against what figures to be a pretty “public dog.” Duke is shooting only 39.2% away from home this season. 4% Va Tech ML (Play to -160)