Projected spreads for the rest of the season:
@GT - GT by 3
UVA - Duke by 9
@Pitt - Pitt by 1
@Cuse - Cuse by 2
VT - Duke by 2.5
UNC - Duke by 6.5
Wake - Duke by 20.5
Apparently, Wake can barely field a team these days and Greg Paulus inspired Syracuse to become a relevant program again. I raised the GT line by 2 from what Sagarin says, since I don't think anyone is taking Duke at anything less than a 3-point underdog in that one. I lowered the VT and UNC lines by a half point each (significant with 3 and 7 being sticky numbers in football odds) due to the perceived talent gap.
UVA and Wake would get Duke to a bowl game even if those are the only games Duke can win. In the close calls (@Miami, @GT, @Pitt, @Cuse, VT), I would just hope for Duke to win 2 out of 5 (underdogs in 4 out of 5).
I can't process Duke as a touchdown favorite against UNC yet. It still doesn't feel like UNC should ever be an easy win for Duke football.
8-9 wins seems most likely, with 8 more likely than 9. 7 should be the floor. Undefeated is the ceiling. @Miami is the toughest game of the season.