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The Upset Report
2015 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 24, 2015

No. 23 Duke upsets Virginia Tech, 45–43

Duke closed as a 6-point underdog and won outright.

Final45–43
Upset size6
Rank in 201594th of 161
6-point underdog

It was the 6th-biggest of 12 upsets in 2015 Week 8, and the 94th-biggest of the 2015 season. Duke pulled off 1 other upset in 2015.

Other upsets in 2015 Week 8

  1. 6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size15
  2. 38, 31
    14-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14
  3. Unranked beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size11.5
  4. 8.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size8.5
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

Duke’s other 2015 upsets

  1. Week 410-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size13

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