Saturday, November 28, 2015

BB&T Field

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The Duke Blue Devils take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday at BB&T Field. The opening line for this game has Duke as 4 point favorites and the over/under was set at 46.

Thomas Sirk finished his last game with 207 yards through the air for Duke. He completed 22 passes out of 34 attempts for a 65% completion percentage. Thomas Sirk was the rushing leader for the Blue Devils last game. He carried the ball 13 times for an average of 3 yards per carry and ended with 38 yards. T.J. Rahming led the team in receiving with 12 receptions for 190 yards. He had an average of 16 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Duke got a total of 29 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 19 passing, and 4 by penalty. They ran 84 total plays for 485 yards for the game. The Blue Devils ran for 100 yards on 31 attempts.

John Wolford finished his last game with 91 yards through the air for Wake Forest. He completed 12 passes out of 20 attempts for a 60% completion percentage. Kendall Hinton was the rushing leader for the Demon Deacons last game. He carried the ball 7 times for an average of 7 yards per carry and ended with 51 yards. K.J. Brent led the team in receiving with 4 receptions for 60 yards. He had an average of 15 yards per reception in the contest. Wake Forest got a total of 11 first downs by way of 4 rushing, 5 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 60 total plays for 152 yards for the game. The Demon Deacons ran for 39 yards on 32 attempts.

Duke is averaging a total of 30.8 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 38.9 passes per game and completing 22.7 of them for a 58.4 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 250.9 yards per game through the air as well. The Blue Devils carry the ball for an average of 180.5 yards per game on 39.1 attempts for an average of 4.6 yards per carry this season. They also run 78 plays per contest and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 431.4 yards per game. The Blue Devils are averaging 23.4 first downs per game and they accumulate 47.8 penalty yards per game via 5.6 penalties.

Duke gives up an average of 218.6 passing yards and 24.4 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 15.6 completions per game on 28.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 54.4. The Blue Devils allow 146.3 rushing yards per game on 43.9 carries for a 3.3 average per play. Duke allows 364.9 total yards per game including 5 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.7 penalties for 53.6 yards per game.

Wake Forest is accumulating 17.1 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 34.7 passes per game and complete 19.4 of them for a 55.8 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 218.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Demon Deacons carry the ball for an average of 105.1 yards per game on 35.8 attempts for an average of 2.9 yards per carry. They also run 70.5 plays per game and average 4.6 yards per play for a total of 323.4 yards per game. The Demon Deacons get an average of 18.7 first downs per game and they average 46.5 penalty yards per game via 5.1 penalties.

Wake Forest gives up 195.5 passing yards per outing and 24.4 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 15.6 completions on 25.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 61.2. The Demon Deacons allow 162.7 rushing yards per contest on 37.6 carries for a 4.3 average per rush. Wake Forest allows 358.2 total yards per game for an average of 5.7 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and 7.3 penalties for 64.9 yards in each contest.

Duke Betting Trends

Duke is 4-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

Duke has an ATS record of 5-6-0 this season

Wake Forest Betting Trends

Wake Forest is 4-6-1 against the over/under so far this season

Wake Forest has an ATS record of 6-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Duke

11/18/15 LB Chris Holmes Dismissed out for season
11/18/15 WR Johnell Barnes Dismissed out for season
11/18/15 WR Terrence Alls Dismissed out for season
09/28/15 DB T.J. Douglas Dismissed out for season
09/25/15 OL Cody Robinson Back out indefinitely
08/27/15 CB Bryon Fields ACL out for season
08/22/15 LB Kelby Brown ACL out for season

Wake Forest

11/12/15 DL Josh Banks Suspension expected to miss next 3 games
11/05/15 FB Charles Argenzio Ankle out for season
10/07/15 Backup RB Rocky Reid Ankle out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Duke

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