The Duke Blue Devils come off their first loss of the season, while the North Carolina Tar Heels just posted a huge victory as the teams get set for an ACC showdown Saturday in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils (4-1, 1-1) cruised past Stanford in their first ACC game but lost by three points at Georgia Tech on Saturday. UNC (3-2, 1-1) dropped its first ACC matchup to Clemson then lost to then-No. 3 Notre Dame before knocking No. 25 Pittsburgh out of the rankings with a 21-17 road victory in Week 6.
Kickoff at Wallace Wade Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. ET, and host Duke is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest North Carolina vs. The Over/Under for total points scored is 47.5.
Duke in Week 7 at DraftKings and get $200 in bonus bets when you spend $5+, plus 3 months of NBA League Pass: Duke has won the past two meetings between the teams, including a 32-25 victory in Chapel Hill last November, but the Tar Heels are 65-40-4 in the all-time series, which dates to 1890. Here, we break down the latest North Carolina vs. Duke odds from DraftKings Sportsbook and highlight our best bet for the ACC battle using the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. It entered Week 7 on a profitable 48-40 run on all top-rated college football picks at betting sites. Anybody following its picks on college football betting sites could have seen strong returns.
Bill Belichick's Tar Heels have been competitive against comparable teams, though they allowed 13 points in the fourth quarter to give up a 17-15 lead they had with just over 8 minutes left in the loss to Clemson. That followed a 2.5-hour weather delay that appeared to sap UNC's momentum. They forced Notre Dame to work for its victory before surprising Pitt 21-17 at Acrisure Stadium.
Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 249 yards and two TDs last week, including a 75-yarder to tight end Shamar Easter, to overcome two interceptions. The senior quarterback has 1,069 passing yards with eight TDs and five interceptions. Jordan Shipp is the team's top receiver with 366 yards (14.1 per catch), while Easter has just six receptions but has two TDs and is averaging 20.3 yards per catch.
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