Duke vs. Illinois Week Two Showdown: Betting Insights

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00:00Let's turn our attention to the matchup in Durham.

00:03Duke, three-and-a-half point home underdogs to Luke Altmaier and Brett Bielma

00:09and the fighting Illini coming out of the Big Ten.

00:12You look at both teams, they're both 1-0.

00:14Three-and-a-half point number, 47-and-a-half is the total for this matchup.

00:20I have to be honest, I'm going with the home dog as well.

00:23I believe in Darian Mensah.

00:24I believe in Manny Diaz to potentially strike the upset over the Illini.

00:30Yeah, I'm going to go with the Illini.

00:32I'm just caught up in this who can run the ball best can win the football game.

00:37Both these teams, I'm very impressed.

00:38Duke has really nine wins last year.

00:41They picked up an outstanding quarterback from Tulane.

00:45But Luke Altmaier, one of my favorites, they're going to be physical,

00:48they're going to be strong, and they're going to run the football.

00:50And I just think they come in with a little more strength and power.

00:53And this game, I think it's down to a one-point spread right now.

00:57It's going down.

00:58But I like Illinois because I'm in this mood now.

01:02When the team can run it and they can physically be a little bit stronger

01:05than the other team, I'm going to stick with them.

01:07And I believe that's different.

01:09Although the quarterback, I mean, at Duke, they've done a great job

01:13of having this team ready a second year in a row

01:16after the good year they had last year.

01:18How important is this game for Duke?

01:21Because when we talked about it in the offseason,

01:24I had asked about them ever challenging for a championship.

01:28This is a huge measuring stick if they get the victory over a Big Ten opponent.

01:33Well, I mean, you're talking about ranked number 11.

01:36You're talking about an outstanding opponent.

01:38If they beat them, are they a top-10 team already?

01:41So I think they're playing a top-10, top-11 ranked team.

01:46They've got a great chance to win the football game.

01:48If they do, they're going to ease close to the top in that conference.