Duke Football Favored Over Seminoles For First Time Ever

The Florida State Seminoles are an underdog to the Duke Blue Devils for the first time despite meeting 18 times prior.
FSU has never lost to Duke, but they are underdogs (+130 odds) to win compared to Duke’s -150 moneyline.

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke Blue Devils were once the laughingstock of the ACC. Now, the roles have reversed, with the Florida State Seminoles taking the criticism while Duke controls their narrative.

For the Friday Night college football matchup, Duke is the favorite over the Seminoles by about a field goal at legal sports betting sites. This is the first time EVER they are the betting favorite vs FSU.

In fact, the Seminoles have fallen off so far, this is only the second time the Noles aren’t more than a touchdown favorite!

Spread: Duke -3
Moneyline: FSU +130, Duke -150
Total: 42.5 points

Low Totals For The Defensive Masterminds

Over the last two years, Duke has held their seven ACC home opponents to only 15.4 points per game. Meanwhile, they’re averaging 26.4 points per game, scoring 24 or more in six of them.

For FSU, this will be the second road game against an ACC opponent without Jordan Travis. As six-point underdogs for the first, SMU did not hold back, beating them 42-16. One thing to note though is that this is the lowest Seminoles football total (42.5 points) in over 30 games.

Best Bets FSU vs Duke

Second Half Higher Scoring Than First +105
A Scoreless Quarter +173

Past Duke Betting Trends

Duke seems comfortable in this position, having extremely similar odds to the Pittsburgh and North Carolina State last year. Both went to their benefit, winning outright and covering the spread, but the odds against FSU are almost identical.

Game	Spread	Total
FSU @ Duke	Duke -3	42.5 Points
PITT @ Duke	Duke -4.5	41.5 Points
NC State @ Duke	Duke -4	42.5 Points

In both of the other games, Duke covered the spread by allowing NC State to only score three points and putting up 30 against Pittsburgh. Though Duke has never beaten FSU (0-18, 5-13 ATS), college football sportsbooks point to this streak coming to an end.

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Michael Molter

After spending time scouting college basketball for Florida State University under Leonard Hamilton and the University of Alabama under Anthony Grant, Michael started writing focused on NBA content. A graduate of both schools, he now covers legal sports betting bills, sports betting revenue data, tennis betting odds, and sportsbook reviews. Michael likes to play basketball, hike, and kayak when not glued to the TV watching midlevel tennis matches.