The Boston College Eagles take on the No.
3 Duke Blue Devils in an ACC conference clash Thursday at the Cameron Indoor Stadium (8 pm ET, ESPN3).
Boston College, at 14-6 SU, 7-7 ATS and 4-2 in ACC play, is holding its own in the conference, just one game back of the Blue Devils and the second-place Florida State Seminoles.
But the Eagles have dropped two of their past three, against the Seminoles and the Miami Hurricanes.
Duke (18-1, 9-8 ATS, 5-1 ACC) has rebounded nicely from its Jan.
12 upset loss against the Seminoles, with three straight wins, although all three have come against less-than-formidable opponents.
Duke has dominated the Eagles straight up at 9-1 SU in the past 10 meetings, but is just 3-7 ATS in those matchups.
BC, in fact, is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.
The score has gone over the total in seven of the last 10 meetings.
The Blue Devils won both meetings last season.
On Feb.
6, Duke won 66-63 but failed to cover as an 8-point road favorite.
In their first meeting last season, Duke beat Boston College 79-59 and cashed as a 16-point home favorite.
BC lost 67-51 to FSU in its last game on Saturday.
The Eagles could not cover as an 8-point road underdog and the score went under the total of 136.
5.
Duke beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 83-59 on Saturday, covering as a 23-point road favorite.
The score went under the total of 153.