Against The Spread: Duke vs. UNC, Round 1

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by Josh Goodson

UNC hosts Duke for the first of their two annually scheduled showdowns. Since you “can throw out the records and rankings for this one” I won’t trouble you with those. Let’s get to what matters. 

Vegas stuff:

Opening Line: UNC -1.5

….then the money came in

Current line (as of Thursday a.m.): Duke -1
 
O/U: 166
Translation:
 

Notes of interest

  • -In the last 20 Duke/UNC games, the home team is 5-14-1 ATS
  • -6 of the last 8 Duke/UNC games have gone OVER
  • -UNC is 4-1 ATS the last 5 times they were a home underdog vs. Duke
  • -In the last 10 February Duke/UNC games (their first meeting of each season), home teams are 2-8 ATS.

Conclusion: