Florida State at Duke 12/5/20 - College Football Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 11/30/2020 at 8:39 PM ET

The Seminoles are a shell of their former self. The Florida State team is coming to this game sitting on a 2-6 record on the year so far. The Seminoles scheduled game against Virginia was postponed and that stems from some contact tracing issues for the Seminoles players. The last game on the field for Florida State ended up being a 38-22 loss to NC State.

Offensively Florida State is only averaging 22 points a game. The passing offense has ended up with 197 yards per game, but the rushing offense has ended up with 184 yards per game. The defense for Florida State has allowed 36 points per game. The defense has allowed 271 yards per game in the air and 194 yards per game on the ground.

The Blue Devils are not playing much better than the Seminoles. Coming to this game the Duke team is sitting on a 2-7 record overall. The last game that Duke played in was a 56-33 loss to Georgia Tech. The loss was the second straight time the Blue Devils allowed 56 points on the year.

When it comes to scoring the Duke team has ended up with 26.4 points a game. Duke has thrown the ball for 242 yards per game. The rushing attack has been able to get 158 yards per game. The defense for the Blue Devils has allowed a total of 35 points a game. The defense has given up 227 yards per game in the air and 200 yards per game on the ground.

    The game here will be a battle between  a couple of struggling programs. The big difference is Duke is at home, but also playing slightly better offensively and slightly better on the defensive side of the ball as well. Look for the slight better play to be the difference in the game as the Blue Devils end up bringing home the win and their defense keeps an opponent under 50 for the first time in 2 weeks. Final Score Prediction, Duke Blue Devils win and cover ATS 35-21.

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