Fri, Oct 23, 7:00 PM ET· David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium· Virginia -1.5 · O/U 47.5
Rest 6d / 6dTravel 143 mi / 0 miForecast: 50°F · wind 5 mph · Clear
Market context
Virginia -1.5 · O/U 47.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Duke as road underdog
2026 overall: 3-2 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 2-1 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 10-15 ATS (25 games) · 14-11 O/U (25 games)
Virginia as home favorite
2026 overall: 3-3-1 ATS (7 games) · 3-4 O/U (7 games)
2026 as home favorite: 3-2 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Last season (2025): 3-3 ATS (6 games) · 1-4-1 O/U (6 games)
Since 2020: 14-12 ATS (26 games) · 9-16-1 O/U (26 games)
2026 · TraditionalVirginia · 5 of 9
442.7
Yards / game
362.0
2.63
Points / drive
2.47
3.8
TDs / game
3.9
46.5
3rd-down %
33.0
59.3
RZ TD %
70.4
0.3
Turnover margin
0.7
2.2
Sacks / game
2.0
5.2
TFL / game
5.3
11.5
Havoc / game
13.1
45.0 / 55.0
Pass / Rush split
39.9 / 60.1
2026 · Situational matchup
When Duke has the ball
Duke's early-down offense ranks 44th of 138. Virginia's early-down defense ranks 68th of 138.
Duke's passing-down offense ranks 18th of 138. Virginia's passing-down defense ranks 70th of 138.
Duke's third-down offense ranks 18th of 138. Virginia's third-down defense ranks 80th of 138.
Duke's red-zone offense ranks 88th of 138. Virginia's red-zone defense ranks 97th of 138.
When Virginia has the ball
Virginia's early-down offense ranks 54th of 138. Duke's early-down defense ranks 80th of 138.
Virginia's passing-down offense ranks 113th of 138. Duke's passing-down defense ranks 3rd of 138.
Virginia's third-down offense ranks 103rd of 138. Duke's third-down defense ranks 10th of 138.
Virginia's red-zone offense ranks 36th of 138. Duke's red-zone defense ranks 56th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Duke offense
44thof 1380.072294 plays
vs
Virginia defense · allowed
68thof 138-0.014Duke defense · allowed
80thof 1380.012vs
Virginia offense
54thof 1380.054277 plays
Passing downs
Duke offense
18thof 1380.247151 plays
vs
Virginia defense · allowed
70thof 138-0.011166 plays
Duke defense · allowed
3rdof 138-0.304129 plays
vs
Virginia offense
113thof 138-0.117155 plays
Third down
Duke offense
18thof 1380.36187 plays
vs
Virginia defense · allowed
80thof 1380.043101 plays
Duke defense · allowed
10thof 138-0.26972 plays
vs
Virginia offense
103rdof 138-0.09391 plays
Red zone
Duke offense
88thof 138-0.05871 plays
vs
Virginia defense · allowed
97thof 1380.06650 plays · small sample
Duke defense · allowed
56thof 138-0.10533 plays · small sample
vs
Virginia offense
36thof 1380.12476 plays
Field advancement
Duke offense
22ndof 13856.9%vs
Virginia defense · allowed
40thof 13838.0%Duke defense · allowed
23rdof 13835.4%vs
Virginia offense
77thof 13846.7%Duke Offense vs Virginia DefenseDuke · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.06#56
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#590.05
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.092#41
386 plays
EPA/Play
#900.032
allowed · 375 plays
0.029#67
180 plays
EPA/Pass
#800.009
allowed · 164 plays
0.147#21
206 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#940.049
allowed · 211 plays
45.9%#85
386 plays
Success Rate
#7345.6%
allowed · 375 plays
43.9%#82
Pass Success Rate
#2037.9%
allowed
47.6%#83
Rush Success Rate
#9048.1%
allowed
56.9%#22
Available Yards %
#4038.0%
allowed
68.9#41
Net Field Position
#2574.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.072#44
294 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#68-0.014
allowed
6.3#21
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#387.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Duke Defense vs Virginia OffenseDuke · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.10#46
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#86-0.06
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.084#35
allowed · 317 plays
EPA/Play
#670.033
361 plays
-0.065#56
allowed · 160 plays
EPA/Pass
#420.122
147 plays
-0.104#33
allowed · 157 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#96-0.029
214 plays
45.4%#70
allowed · 317 plays
Success Rate
#8745.7%
361 plays
41.0%#46
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#7544.9%
45.7%#56
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10046.3%
35.4%#23
allowed
Available Yards %
#7746.7%
74.6#11
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#3268.5
0.012#80
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#540.054
277 plays
7.7#28
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#767.1
2026 · Situational EPADuke · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.083
378 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.041
379 plays
-0.078
316 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.026
381 plays
-0.058
71 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.124
76 plays
-0.105
33 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.066
50 plays · small sample
0.361
87 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.093
91 plays
-0.269
72 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.043
101 plays