Coach David Cutcliffe

Running back Mataeo Durant has an opportunity for a huge game against a Virginia Tech rush defense that sits at third-worst in the ACC.
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Beats' picks: Can Duke football take down a slumping Virginia Tech team?

Every football game, our beat writers Cam Polo, Jake Piazza, Max Rego, Alex Jackson, Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan will be here to give you their picks for Duke's upcoming matchup, and we'll keep track of their prediction records every week. The Blue Devils hit the road for Blacksburg, Va., this week as 11.5-point underdogs against Virginia Tech.


Quarterback Gunnar Holmberg and the offense could not get anything going Saturday, as the Blue Devils' were blanked 48-0.
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Beats' picks: Duke football hosts ACC Coastal leader Pittsburgh

Every football game, our beat writers Cam Polo, Jake Piazza, Max Rego, Alex Jackson, Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan will be here to give you their picks for Duke's upcoming matchup, and we'll keep track of their prediction records every week. The Blue Devils welcome Pittsburgh to town for an ACC Coastal matchup against in which Duke comes in as 21-point underdogs.