Duke is coming into this game with a 15-4 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 10 of their last 11 games, but they have also had a much weaker schedule in that span. They are currently 6-2 in the conference which has them in 2nd place of the ACC but they have not had a very strong schedule with their 1 point win over Clemson at home in their last game being the strongest team in the conference they have faced this year. Every other ACC opponent they have faced so far has been in the bottom half of the conference with games against Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Pittsburgh twice, and Georgia Tech twice. They are going up against a Virginia Tech team that is 13-7 this season and has been playing much better in their recent games. They have won their last 3 straight games as well as 4 of their last 6 games and they have had a much stronger schedule in that span as well. Their 2 losses in that span came against Miami and Virginia who are near the top of the conference right now while they also have quality wins against NC State and Clemson. They have also been much better at home this season as they have won 10 of their 11 games there with their only loss coming by 4 points to Miami. Even their conference schedule has been stronger as they have seen more of the top half teams in the conference than Duke has and Virginia Tech is still 5-4 in the ACC. Virginia Tech is going to cover the spread in this game.