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In what sounds like a broken record, the Blue Devils were once again uncompetitive in an ACC matchup, falling 62-22 to Louisville in front of a sparse crowd at Wallace Wade Stadium.
Louisville came to town Thursday night for Duke’s second-to-last game of the season, and once again the Blue Devils found themselves in a hole heading into the second half. Duke has its work cut out if it wants to come back from the 35-9 deficit.
Every football game, our beat writers Cam Polo, Jake Piazza, Max Rego, Alex Jackson, Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan will be here to give you their picks for Duke's upcoming matchup, and we'll keep track of their prediction records every week. We've got Thursday night football this week, as the Blue Devils clash with 20-point favorite Louisville in Wallace Wade Stadium at 7:30 p.m.
Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game.
Louisville comes to Durham this Thursday to take on Duke football at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils look to avoid their seventh-straight conference loss this season, so the Blue Zone previews the game with some film analysis.
All that being said, though, one thing bears mentioning: Despite the four-straight double-digit losses, despite the mountain of injuries to the secondary, and despite its starting quarterback going down, no one should accuse these Duke players of quitting on the season.
Despite that late burst, the Hokies had already jumped out to far too large of a lead, and Raheem Blackshear slipped into the end zone on a screen pass to make it 34-10 Virginia Tech.
Duke struggled to create any sense of momentum during the first half against Virginia Tech, and the 17-3 Hokie lead going into halftime reflects that. Here’s our observations from the first 30 minutes.
Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game.
Every football game, our beat writers Cam Polo, Jake Piazza, Max Rego, Alex Jackson, Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan will be here to give you their picks for Duke's upcoming matchup, and we'll keep track of their prediction records every week. The Blue Devils hit the road for Blacksburg, Va., this week as 11.5-point underdogs against Virginia Tech.
Following five straight ACC losses, the Blue Devils will attempt to break the streak Saturday at 3:30 p.m., in Blacksburg, Virg., against Virginia Tech.
Both Duke and Virginia Tech are in the midst of losing seasons as the teams prepare to square off Saturday in Blacksburg, Va. Ahead of the contest, the Blue Zone has three keys to the game.
Week Nine of the NFL season has concluded, so the Blue Zone checks in on how former Duke football players are doing in the big leagues.
Coming off another disappointing performance, the Blue Devils look to bounce back as they travel to Blacksburg, Virg., to take on Virginia Tech.
As Duke football looks to avoid a sixth consecutive ACC loss as they take on Virginia Tech on the road this Saturday, the Blue Zone analyzes some film to preview the matchup.
Durant is the first Blue Devil since Chris Douglas in 2003 and fifth player in program history to achieve this accomplishment.
Duke was thoroughly beaten by Pittsburgh 54-29 as star quarterback Kenny Pickett picked apart the Duke secondary, tallying 416 yards through the air and three passing touchdowns, as well as a rushing TD of his own.
Kenny Pickett and the high-powered Pittsburgh offense came to Durham Saturday afternoon for an ACC Coastal matchup. Despite Duke coming in as 21-point underdogs, the Blue Devils have given the Panthers a fight thus far and go into halftime down 30-19. Here’s our observations from the first half.
Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game.
Duke football takes on Pittsburgh Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium for Homecoming Weekend. As the Blue Devils look to avoid a fifth-straight conference loss, the Blue Zone brings three keys to avoiding that outcome.