Duke vs Virginia Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 8)
Fri, Oct 23, 7:00 PM ET
Why we pick this side
This season, Duke is 4-0 with 145 points for and 44 against; Virginia is 3-1 with 162 points for and 52 against.
Duke is 5-0 in its last 5, averaging 37.4 scored and 16.6 allowed; most recently beating William & Mary 62-7 on September 26, 2026. Virginia is 4-1 in its last 5, averaging 35.0 scored and 11.8 allowed; most recently beating Delaware 42-3 on September 26, 2026.
In the last 2 meetings in our results history, Virginia has won 1 and Duke 1. The most recent was on December 6, 2025: Duke 27, Virginia 20.
Injury report: Duke lists 3 (Lawrence Gardner, Injured; Qeanu Johnson, Injured; KD Cotton, Injured); Virginia lists 7 (Solomon Beebe, Injured; Jack Stevens, Injured; Dillon NewtonShort, Injured; more below).
Injuries
Duke
- Lawrence Gardner: Injured, Undisclosed
- Qeanu Johnson: Injured, Undisclosed
- KD Cotton: Injured, Undisclosed
Virginia
- Solomon Beebe: Injured, Suspension
- Jack Stevens: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dillon NewtonShort: Injured, Hamstring
- Triston Ward: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dallas Brannon: Injured, Suspension
- Lukas Sanker: Injured, Hamstring
- Jaylen Jones: Injured, Undisclosed
Recent form
Duke
- September 26, 2026: W 62-7 vs William & Mary
- September 19, 2026: W 35-7 vs Stanford
- September 12, 2026: W 31-27 at Illinois
- September 5, 2026: W 17-3 vs Tulane
- December 31, 2025: W 42-39 vs Arizona State
Virginia
- September 26, 2026: W 42-3 vs Delaware
- September 19, 2026: L 27-38 vs West Virginia
- September 11, 2026: W 59-3 vs Norfolk State
- August 29, 2026: W 34-8 vs NC State
- December 27, 2025: W 13-7 at Missouri
Head to head
- December 6, 2025: Duke 27, Virginia 20
- November 15, 2025: Virginia 34, Duke 17