SPORTSBOOK BREAKERS PREDICTION
4.5-STAR Troy +13 over DUKE - You see the 55 points Duke put up last week and think Brandon Connette must be their new savior. However, the new quarterback is still finding his footing. Two weeks ago he did not take any chances and they got run over by Georgia Tech. Last week, he carried their offense but the chances he took led to four interceptions which were the difference in the game. Troy meanwhile really has something to prove this week and we think they will.
This game is a make or break for Troy as they are currently 2-2 on the season. Troy is 10-0 ATS (12.4 ppg) since 2001 when they are .500 on the season past four, and playing a team which has won between 15 and 69% of their games, if they were not shutout last game (season>=2001 and game number>4 and wins-losses=0 and team= 'TROY' and points>0 and 69>=o:WP>=15).
However, it really is because of what happened to them last week. Troy was destroyed 62-7 by Mississippi State. Teams which lost by between 51 and 64 points less than 10 days ago are 154-117-7 ATS
They were just 14.5 point dogs in that game, meaning they failed to cover by 40.5 points. Teams are 101-54-6 ATS when they failed to cover by between 40 and 48.5 points last game (-48.5<=p:ats margin<=-40).
Trojans are good at bouncing back from big losses. Troy is 7-0 ATS since 2007 with less than six losses on the season, off a loss by at least 24 points (team=TROY and p:margin<=-24 and season>=2007 and losses<6).
The Blue Devils also gave up that kind of scoring but put up the points as well in a 58-55 loss to Pittsburgh Saturday. Teams which lost while scoring at least 45 points are 61-83-1 ATS next game (p:L and points>=45).
That sort of offensive output is rare for the Blue Devils. Duke is 0-7 since November 1990 when they scored more than 45 points last game and weren't double digit favorites (team=DUKE and points>45 and date>=19901101 and p:line>-10)
Each team alone went over the total of 51 in that game, sending it over the total by 62 points. Teams are 89-115-2 coming off a game which went over by more than 36 points (pu margin > 36). Also, Duke is 0-7 ATS since November 2007 when the total is more than 41 and their last game went over the total by more than 17 points but they did not win by 21 or more (team=DUKE and pu margin>17 and date>=20071101 and total>41 and p:margin<21).
SPORTSBOOK BREAKERSPREDICTION 4.5-STAR Troy +13 over :Troy 31, DUKE 27