Miami-Duke Preview

The Miami Hurricanes and the Duke Blue Devils will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Wallace Wade Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Hurricanes listed as 3-point favorites versus the Blue Devils, while the game’s total is sitting at 42.
Graig Cooper ran for 92 yards on 24 carries with a touchdown to lead Miami-FL over Central Florida 20-14 in Week 7.
Miami couldn’t cover as 14-point home favorites as the game played under the 52-point total listed by oddsmakers.
Not much went right for Duke as Thaddeus Lewis threw for 97 yards, one interception and no TDs in a 27-0 loss to Georgia Tech in Week 6.
The Blue Devils did not cover the 13-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 49.
Team records:
Miami: 3-3 SU, 2-3 ATS
Duke: 3-2 SU, 3-1 ATS
Miami most recently:
When playing in October are 6-4
When playing on grass are 4-6
After outgaining opponent are 3-7
When playing within the conference are 2-8

Duke most recently:
When playing in October are 0-10
When playing on grass are 3-7
After being outgained are 1-9
When playing within the conference are 1-9

A few trends to consider:
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami’s last 7 games on the road
Miami is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Miami is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Duke is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games
Duke is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games at home
Next up:
Miami home to Wake Forest, Saturday, October 25
Duke at Vanderbilt, Saturday, October 25

 

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