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Duke is now out of its bye-week, and just five games remain in the 2021 campaign. With that, some of our beat writers review the Blue Devils' first seven contests and look ahead to the next few weeks.
Duke football fell hard Saturday on the road against Virginia, failing to put up any points in a 48-0 loss. With three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead, the Blue Zone breaks down everything you need to know about the Blue Devils' performance against the Cavaliers.
From offense to defense to even special teams, there’s no sugarcoating it: Saturday’s performance was a miserable one in every sense of the word.
All who watched this game witnessed a play-making collapse as Duke’s top players combined for an anemic performance that failed to do damage even after Virginia’s offense slowed to start the second half.
Dirty laundry littered the field during the first half, most of it courtesy of the Blue Devils. Virginia dominated for the first 30 minutes, leaving Duke with a 34-0 deficit to overcome during the second half. Here are our five observations from the start of the action.
Ladies and gentlemen, Locktober is in full swing. The Blue Devils look for a statement ACC win against the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Va., this weekend, and, while I’m not here to give investment advice, there are a few plays that eager bettors can keep their eye on in this conference matchup.
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. Virginia comes in as a 10.5 point favorite against a Blue Devil team on the road in Charlottesville, Va., in search of its first win.
Duke football hits the road once more this weekend, this time for a matchup with Virginia and its high-flying offense. With the Blue Devils looking to secure their first conference win of the season, the Blue Zone brings you three keys to a Duke victory.
Here are five things to look for as Duke heads back on the road to take on Virginia in its third ACC game of the season.
Take a look at a key player for each team ahead of Duke football's matchup against Virginia.
Duke football, looking for its first ACC win, hits the road for a matchup at Virginia this weekend. Ahead of Saturday's showdown, join the Blue Zone as we head back into the film room.
Another week, another jam-packed few days of NFL action to review. The Blue Zone takes a look at how former Blue Devils across the league performed in Week Five.
Duke football dropped a close one at home Saturday to Georgia Tech, 31-27. With three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead, the Blue Zone breaks down everything you need to know about the Blue Devils' performance against the Yellow Jackets.
“We gave ourselves a chance to win at the end….[There were] a few plays here and there that [we] didn’t pull off like we wanted to,” Mataeo Durant said.
Georgia Tech defeated Duke 31-27 in an ACC Coastal clash—and the game played out just as you would expect from two teams who knew the implications for the conference standings.
Duke welcome Georgia Tech to a cold and rainy Wallace Wade Stadium, and it was neck and neck for the entire first half. Both teams have leaned heavily on the run game given the weather conditions, but it was the Yellow Jackets who took a 17-14 lead into halftime. Here’s five of 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.
On the heels of a brutal loss to rival North Carolina, Duke stays home Saturday for its first home ACC matchup of the season. As the Blue Devils look to get back in the win column, the Blue Zone brings you three keys to a Duke victory.
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. Duke hosts 4.5-point favorite Georgia Tech in a Coastal matchup that could heavily play into who gets a spot in the ACC championship game.
After getting trounced 38-7 by North Carolina, the Blue Devils look to rebound this week against Georgia Tech, who is also coming off a tough 52-21 loss to Pittsburgh. It's the battle of the comebacks this Saturday at Wallace Wade, and the Blue Zone brings a player from both sides who will be key to each team's hopes for victory.
