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Despite the straight up loss, Duke won where it counted as they rewarded sports players who bet on college football with the ATS victory as +17 home underdogs. Duke evened their mark at 2-2 in their lined games, while the Hokies dropped to 2-3 against the spread. The 60 combined points scored went well OVER the posted total of 48. Virginia Tech has gone OVER in 3 of 5 games this year, while Duke has gone OVER in all three of their games with posted totals.<br />
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The Hokies were saved by the career day posted by their quarterback, Tyrod Taylor. After the game, Taylor modestly downplayed his own impact on the outcome of the game:<br />
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"I know we have a lot of talent on the offensive side of the ball. It's just my job to get the ball to them."<br />
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Venerable Tech coach Frank Beamer saw his team defeat Duke for the ninth straight time, but noted:<br />
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"I don't think that's the old Duke football team.<br />
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Blue Devils coach David Cuttcliffe said his team is reaching the point where moral victories aren't enough:<br />
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"We got close enough in the fourth quarter to go beat a great team. Once you taste that, you like it. I wouldn't say we spit it out -- it wasn't a choke -- but we just didn't finish."<br />
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Despite getting the win, Hokies coach Beamer was critical of his teams performance:<br />
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"Too many penalties and too many long plays. We weren't as sharp as we would like, but I don't think it was lack of effort. Part of it was Duke, and part of it was us. ... Sometimes I think you've just got to win some games that's not real pretty on the road, and this is probably one of those."<br />
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Still, he praised his team for doing what they needed to do to preserve the victory:<br />
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"When we needed to run the football, and we did, and got points, that was critical to this ball game. They were going to take the run away, so you've got to be able to throw the ball."<br />
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Virginia Tech will host Boston College next Saturday before traveling to Atlanta the following weekend for a game against Georgia Tech. Theyll enjoy a bye week before a nationally televised Thursday night game at home against North Carolina on October 29th. Duke will play at North Carolina State next Saturday before a bye week. Theyll return to action at home on October 24th against the University of Maryland and play on the road at Virginia the following week. - 39110</div><div class='uawresource'><div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />
About the Author:<br />
</div><div class='uawlinks'>Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected authority on <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">World Cup soccer betting</a>. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">betting odds</a> sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell. </div><br />
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