Duke bettors likely felt comfortable with the Blue Devils up eight points with 44 seconds to play against Virginia on Saturday. But a buzzer-beating jumper from Cavaliers forward De'Andre Hunter ended the battle at Cameron Indoor Stadium with Duke up 72-70, just shy of the 3.5-point spread.
The Blue Devils still secured the victory to hand Virginia its first loss of the season. But Hunter's shot handed those who had Duke -3.5 a brutal loss.
Virginia improved to 14–3 against the spread this season with Saturday's loss. Duke is just 10–7 against the spread despite sitting 15–2 on the season.