A couple of schools that had winning seasons in 2017, the Army West Point Black Knights are receiving 13 points from oddsmakers as they pay a visit to the Duke Blue Devils at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium. ESPNU has the TV rights and the opening kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.
Army West Point Black Knights vs. Duke Blue Devils Betting Preview
Army West Point is a significant road underdog in this game and is currently receiving 13 points. The Black Knights are also receiving +375 moneyline odds while the Blue Devils are -550. This tilt should provide several decent in-game betting opportunities, and oddsmakers have determined the over/under (O/U) to be 45.5 points.
Sharp bettors are siding with both the Blue Devils and the under. The opening line was initially placed at -11 while the O/U was originally 48.
The Black Knights were 6-6 against the spread (ATS) last year. The under hit in six of those games while the over cashed in six. The Blue Devils assembled an ATS record of 7-5-1 with an O/U record of 4-9.
Overall, the Black Knights went 10-3 straight-up (SU) last season while the Blue Devils only managed a 7-6 SU record in 2017. When playing against in-conference competition, the Blue Devils were 3-5 SU and 3-1 SU when facing out-of-conference teams.
The 2017 version of this Black Knights team recorded 29.8 points per game while allowing 20.9 PPG to the opposition. The offense averaged 30 passing yards and 356 rushing yards per game.
In matchups featuring out-of-conference foes, the Blue Devils passed for 234 yards per game and rushed for 203 per game on their way to 37.8 points per outing. When facing only ACC opponents, the offense managed 19.8 points per game by averaging 199 passing yards and 151 rushing yards. The Blue Devils defense allowed 16.3 PPG to non-conference foes and 23.0 to ACC teams in 2017.
When these two programs faced each other last year, Army West Point emerged victorious by a final score of 21-16.
NCAA Prediction: Army West Point Black Knights vs. Duke Blue Devils
SU Winner – Duke, ATS Winner – Duke, O/U – Over
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
The Black Knights offensive line yielded one sacks last season. Their defense created 24 sacks.
The Blue Devils offense allowed 29 sacks last year. Their defense forced 29 sacks
The Black Knights created a whopping 50 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Blue Devils put up 22 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Black Knights put up 6.0 yards per carry last season while allowing 5.3 YPC to opponents.
The Blue Devils rushed for 4.1 yards per carry last season and gave up a YPC of 4.0 to opponents.
The Black Knights only recorded two passing touchdowns last season.
The Blue Devils converted 16 passing touchdowns last season.
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