BEST LINES: Pinnacle +7 -110 Bet365 +7 -115 SportsInteraction +7 -110 5DIMES +7 -112

BEST LINES: Pinnacle +219 Bet365 +220 SportsInteraction +205 5DIMES +215

Posted at 9:45 AM EST. 

#328 DUKE +7 over Georgia Tech

3:30 PM EST. Duke opened the season 4-0 but has lost six straight since, dropping below .500 on the season. The Blue Devils offense has averaged 292 yards and scored just seven touchdowns during that span. The Devils are a significant dog at home this week and they’ll be a dog next week too, at Wake but there's reason to believe this team could snag two wins and return to the bowl season in David Cutcliffe's 10th year at the helm.

Duke faced Army last week. Few teams embrace defending the option like Duke. The Yellow Jackets are an annual ACC Coastal Division opponent, and service academies make regular appearances on the schedule. Duke was 3-3 ATS in defensive coordinator Jim Knowles' first six looks at Army, Navy and Georgia Tech but is 6-1 since then for an overall ATS record of 9-4 against that trio dating back to when Knowles replaced Mike MacIntyre in 2010. The Devils held Army to 189 and 214 yards in the past two seasons (they won both) and held them to just 266 total yards last week, despite losing by five points. We like this team's overall chemistry, coaching, defensive talent, track record against the option and its approach in defending the option. The six-game skid with scant offensive output has been ugly, but the schedule has been tough. We're not ready to give up on this outfit's bowl hopes, especially given the prices that Duke will see down the stretch. This is a good home matchup for Duke and while we like them to win outright, the number, which was at +6 almost all week before moving to +7, prompts us to take the seven points but also to take Duke to win outright as well, 

Therefore the bets are as follows:

Duke +220 for 1 unit

Duke +7 -110 for 1.1 units to win 1 unit

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