Sun Bowl pits Duke against Arizona State
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Arizona State (8-4) vs. Duke (8-5), Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. EST.
BetMGM College Football Odds Line: Duke by 3. Against the spread: Duke 6-6-1, Arizona State 5-6-1.
How to watch: CBS
Key stats
Duke Offense
Overall: 414.6 yards per game (39th in FBS)
Passing: 282.2 yards per game (15th)
Rushing: 132.5 yards per game (97th)
Scoring: 34 points per game (22nd)
Duke Defense
Overall: 408.8 yards per game (107th in FBS)
Passing: 268.8 yards per game (130th)
Rushing: 140 yards per game (53rd)
Scoring: 28.7 points per game (91st)
Arizona State Offense
Overall: 400.5 yards per game (56th in FBS)
Passing: 211.1 yards per game (88th)
Rushing: 189.4 yards per game (30th)
Scoring: 24.7 points per game (87th)
Arizona State Defense
Overall: 342.3 yards per game (41st in FBS)
Passing: 225.7 yards per game (78th)
Rushing: 116.7 yards per game (26th)
Scoring: 23 points per game (53rd)
Arizona State ranks 121st in third down percentage, converting 33.3% of the time.
Arizona State is 89th in the FBS with a -3 turnover margin, compared to Duke’s 12th-ranked +9 margin.
Duke is 76th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 83.3% of trips. Arizona State’s red zone defense ranks 10th at 72.3%.
Duke ranks 82nd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 29:28, compared to Arizona State’s 22nd-ranked average of 31:58.
Team leaders
Duke
Passing: Darian Mensah, 3,646 yards, 30 TDs, 5 INTs, 67.9 completion percentage
Rushing: Nate Sheppard, 962 yards on 178 carries, 10 TDs
Receiving: Cooper Barkate, 1,069 yards on 68 catches, 6 TDs
Arizona State
Passing: Sam Leavitt, 1,628 yards, 10 TDs, 3 INTs, 60.7 completion percentage
Rushing: Raleek Brown, 1,141 yards on 186 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Jordyn Tyson, 711 yards on 61 catches, 8 TDs
Last game
Duke defeated Virginia 27-20 on Saturday, Dec. 6. Mensah led Duke with 196 yards on 19-of-25 passing (76.0%) for two touchdowns and one interception. Sheppard carried the ball 21 times for 97 yards and scored one touchdown, adding five receptions for 31 yards. Barkate had five receptions for 91 yards.
Arizona State fell to Arizona 23-7 on Friday, Nov. 28. Jeff Sims passed for 114 yards on 11-of-25 attempts (44.0%) with no touchdowns and three interceptions. He also carried the ball 10 times for 43 yards and one rushing touchdown. Brown had 63 rushing yards on 13 carries, adding one reception for 10 yards. Malik McClain put up 57 yards on four catches.