The Duke Blue Devils (0-0) play an FCS opponent, the Elon Phoenix (0-0), on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.

The Blue Devils are very big favorites (currently -36.5) in their game against the Phoenix, with the over/under at 51.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Blue Devils are -100000 and the Phoenix are +2750.)

Keep reading to check out our betting primer for this this matchup between the Blue Devils and the Phoenix, and discover all of our expert picks here, too!

Duke vs. Elon betting lines

• Spread favorite: Blue Devils (-36.5)
• Moneyline: Blue Devils (-100000), Phoenix (+2750)
• Total: 51.5 points

Duke vs. Elon betting info and stats

• Duke covered the spread seven times in 12 games last year.
• Out of 12 Duke games last year, six went over the total.
• Elon posted a 5-6-0 record against the spread last year.
• There were five Elon games (out of 11) that hit the over last year.

Duke vs. Elon key players

Duke Blue Devils

• Maalik Murphy’s previous season stat line: 2,932 passing yards (244.3 per game), 254-for-421 (60.3%), 26 touchdowns and 12 picks.
• Last year, Star Thomas rushed for 871 yards on 213 attempts (72.6 yards per game) and scored seven times. Thomas also collected 20 catches for 153 yards and one score.
• Peyton Jones churned out 317 yards on 82 carries (26.4 yards per game), with three rushing touchdowns last season.
• In the previous year, Jordan Moore grabbed 55 passes (on 100 targets) for 861 yards (66.2 per game). He also found the end zone eight times.
• Eli Pancol also impressed receiving last season. He collected 60 receptions for 798 yards and nine touchdowns. He was targeted 92 times.
• Sean Brown’s stat line last year: 445 receiving yards, 41 catches, two touchdowns, on 56 targets.
• Wesley Williams’ hard work last season put together a stat line of 7.0 sacks, 7.0 TFL and 43 tackles.
• Ozzie Nicholas was a wrecking ball on the field, collecting 95 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks, and one interception last year.
• Terry Moore intercepted four passes last year while also totaling 64 tackles, 5.0 TFL, one sack, and four passes defended.

Elon Phoenix

• Matthew Downing completed 61.8% of his passes to throw for 2,049 yards and 16 touchdowns last season.
• Rushawn Baker accumulated 859 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on the ground during last year’s campaign.
• TJ Thomas Jr. ran for five touchdowns on 577 yards a year ago. TJ Thomas Jr. also was productive as a receiver, tallying 13 receptions for 108 yards with one touchdown.
• Chandler Brayboy averaged 81.6 yards on 4.9 receptions per game and racked up eight receiving touchdowns in 2024.
• Onuma Dieke averaged 49.8 receiving yards on 3.3 targets per game in 2024, scoring two touchdowns.
• Jamarien Dalton averaged 45.3 receiving yards per game on 3.6 targets per game a season ago.
• Last year Cazeem Moore put pressure on opposing quarterbacks with 6.0 sacks, and added 1.0 TFL and six tackles.
• Khalil Baker put together an excellent stat line last year, collecting 10 tackles and 0.5 sacks.
• Last year Caleb Curtain intercepted two passes to go along with five tackles, 1.5 sacks, and one pass defended.