Duke at Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Interstat) — Duke and Virginia will meet Friday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The Blue Devils are 4-2 this season, while the Cavaliers are 4-3. Duke is the visiting team, and Virginia is the home team.

Duke enters after a 24-20 home loss to North Carolina. Quarterback Walker Eget completed 24 of 38 passes for 249 yards and a touchdown in that game. Nate Sheppard produced 77 rushing yards on 20 carries and added 98 receiving yards on 11 catches with a touchdown. Eget has been a central figure in the Duke offense, also completing 26 of 41 passes for 259 yards and adding 11 rushing yards and a touchdown against Georgia Tech, and going 16 of 22 for 182 yards and two touchdowns against William & Mary. Duke’s other results this season include a 28-25 loss at Georgia Tech, a 62-7 home win over William & Mary, a 35-7 home win over Stanford, a 31-27 road win at Illinois and a 17-3 home win over Tulane.

Virginia returns home after a 23-13 road loss at SMU. Beau Pribula completed 13 of 22 passes for 137 yards and ran 10 times for 25 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Jekail Middlebrook added 59 rushing yards on 14 carries and 19 receiving yards on three catches, while Xay Davis ran seven times for 34 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards. Pribula also completed 11 of 19 passes for 119 yards and ran nine times for 34 yards and a score against Syracuse, and he completed 24 of 28 passes for 279 yards and four touchdowns while adding a rushing touchdown against Delaware. Virginia’s other results this season include a 28-25 home win over Syracuse, a 38-7 loss at Florida State, a 42-3 home win over Delaware, a 38-27 home loss to West Virginia, a 59-3 home win over Norfolk State and a 34-8 home win over North Carolina State.

The Cavaliers will look to protect home field against a Duke team seeking a bounce-back result. Virginia is 4-3 and Duke is 4-2. Both teams are in the heart of their schedules. Duke will aim to end a two-game slide, and Virginia will seek to rebound from its road setback. Duke’s upcoming schedule includes Boston College, North Carolina State, Miami, Clemson and Wake Forest. Virginia’s upcoming schedule includes Wake Forest, California, North Carolina and Virginia Tech.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Virginia 35, Duke 31. Virginia has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -2, and the over/under is 47.5.