T.M. Selection: Duke.

I like Duke to cover the spread against Virginia Tech in this game on Wednesday. Duke has looked really good in their games lately ever since suffering their only loss of the year to Ohio State at the end of November. They have played 3 games since then winning all 3 in a row and all of those wins were by 20+ points. Duke has played 3 games against ranked teams this year and all of those games were within 10 points but every other game they have played against unranked teams, they have won by 10+ points. They have been scoring 85+ points in their previous 3 games and their defense has also looked good not giving up more than 67 points in any of those games. With this being coach K's last year there I expect Duke to come and play hard in every game trying to give him 1 last great year to cap off his tenure there. Duke was ranked 1st in the country briefly after taking down 1st place Gonzaga but then lost to Ohio State in their next game and lost that spot. I expect them to keep playing all year like they want to blow every team out and get back to that 1st place rank. Virginia Tech has looked alright this year but they have had a much weaker schedule than Duke has and they have been very up and down lately. They just beat St. Bonaventure in their most recent game by 30+ points and that is their 2nd win by 30+ points in their previous 4 games but they also have a loss at home by 19 to Wake Forest and a road loss by 5 to Dayton during that time too. Duke is ranked 2nd in the country at the moment and with this being the start of their conference play this year, I expect them to hold nothing back in this game. I like Duke to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 86-66 Duke.