The skinny: Duke vs. Northwestern

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Published Sep 6, 2018

The skinny: Duke vs. Northwestern

Tim Chapman

WildcatReport Writer

Duke vs. Northwestern

Place: Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

Line: -2.5

Date: Saturday September 8, 2018

Time: 11 am CST

TV: ESPNU 11 am CST

Last year: Let’s not go there… Really? We have to? (sigh)… Duke won 41-17

Last time here: NU won 24-13 in 2016

Previous three: 2015: NU 19-10… 2016: NU 24-13… 2017: DU 41-17

Last Week: Duke beat Army 34-14; Northwestern beat Purdue 31-27

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