Tale Of The Tape: Duke at Virginia

Virginia heads into today’s pivotal ACC Coastal Division clash with Duke looking to erase a two-game skid. A win against the Blue Devils (4-2, 2-1 ACC) would keep the Cavaliers (4-2, 2-1) in position to contend for their first division title, while a loss would knock the Wahoos out of first place for the first time this season.

 

Tale Of The Tape

The Coaches

UVA — Bronco Mendenhall

4th season at Virginia (20-24); 15th season overall (119-67); Record vs. Duke: 3-0

DUKE — David Cutcliffe

12th season at Duke (71-74); 18th season overall (115-103); Record vs. UVA: 6-5

The Depth Chart

Broadcast Information

TV: ACC Network

Announcers: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline)

Radio: Virginia Sports Network

Announcers: Dave Koehn (play-by-play), Tony Covington (analyst), Jay James (sideline)

Satellite Radio:

Sirius Channel — 133

XM Channel — 194

Internet Channel — 956

Kickoff Forecast

Mostly sunny, 66 degrees

Precipitation — 0%

Wind — 7 mph

Humidity — 40%
(Courtesy AccuWeather)

The Vegas Take

“The Wahoos try to stop the bleeding coming off two tough losses as they host Duke this week in a huge Coastal Division battle. Both teams sit in a three-way tie with UNC at 2-1 in the ACC, and the winner takes a big step towards the division title. This line opened at UVA -4 and a total of 48. Sharp money has come in on the under, and the current total is now 45. The spread has had some two-way action, but currently sits at UVA -3.

My prediction: UVA 28-23.”

— Professional Sports Bettor Anthony Esposito from krackwins.com will give his exclusive analysis and perspective on Virginia’s matchup each week.