The Duke Blue Devils (+2) are heading southwest to take on the Baylor Bears at McLane Stadium. This critical afternoon matchup will commence at 3:30 p.m. ET and FS1 will showcase the action.
Duke Blue Devils at Baylor Bears Betting Preview
In this Saturday game, Baylor has been tabbed as the favorite and is currently giving up 2 points. The Blue Devils are also receiving +110 moneyline odds while the Bears are -130. It appears that there will probably be some decent live betting scenarios during the showdown.
The Blue Devils are 2-0 against the spread (ATS) and have recorded 2.4 units so far in 2018. The team’s posted an O/U mark of 1-1. The Bears are up 1.0 unit this season. The team is 1-1 ATS and has an O/U record of 1-0.
The Blue Devils are 2-0 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Bears are also 2-0 SU.
The Blue Devils are hoping to stay unbeaten after a 21-7 victory over Northwestern last week. Daniel Jones completed 16 passes on 22 attempts for 192 yards and three touchdowns. Deon Jackson (just 52 rushing yards on 18 attempts) and Brittain Brown (34 yards on 13 carries) led the ground attack while Johnathan Lloyd (five receptions, 94 yards, one TD) and T.J. Rahming (four catches, 32 yards, one TD) manned the receiving duties in the win.
Baylor enters this one after just getting a 37-20 win over UTSA. As a group, the team collectively completed 27-of-41 passes for 403 yards and three touchdowns. Charlie Brewer went 23-for-34 for 328 yards and three touchdowns while Jalan McClendon was three-of-six for 39 yards. JaMycal Hasty (7 rushing yards on 10 attempts, one TD) mounted the running game while Jalen Hurd (eight receptions, 136 yards, one TD) and Denzel Mims (eight catches, 133 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching corps in the win.
Duke has run the ball on 64.3 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Baylor has a rush percentage of 49.3 percent. The Blue Devils have rushed for 141 yards per game and have three scores on the ground this year. The Bears are totaling 193 rush yards per game and have six total rushing TDs.
The Blue Devils offensive scheme has tallied 201 yards per game through the air overall and has four passing TDs so far. The Bears have put up a superb 357 pass yards per contest and have five total pass scores.
On the defensive side of the ball, Duke has allowed 134 rush yards and 240 pass yards per game. The Baylor defense has given up 201.5 yards per game to opposing passers and 159.0 yards per game to opposing runners. Both teams allow similar adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) to the opposition, as the Blue Devils have given up an ANY/A of 4.54 to opposing QBs, while the Bears are yielding an ANY/A of 4.29.
Passing-wise, Jones has put up 192 yards this year. The signal-caller has connected on 73 percent of his 22 attempts with three scores through the air and has yet to throw an interception. He has a 10.48 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 11.02 over the last two games.
Johnathan Lloyd (94 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown this season), Aaron Young (114 receiving yards, one receiving TD) and Brittain Brown (34 rush yards) have each played significant roles lately.
Charlie Brewer has connected on 23-of-34 passes for 328 yards, three TDs and zero INTs for Baylor. His ANY/A sits at 10.56 for the season and 9.27 over his past two outings.
Denzel Mims, Jalen Hurd and JaMycal Hasty have combined for 586 yards from scrimmage and seven touchdowns over the last couple of outings.
When these two teams met a year ago, Duke knocked Baylor off by two touchdowns 34-20.
Betting Pick: Duke Blue Devils at Baylor Bears
SU Winner – Duke, ATS Winner – Duke
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Each team has lost one fumble this season
Each team defense has recorded five sacks this year.
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