Duke vs. Elon: Live updates, score, results, highlights, for Friday's NCAA Football game

Live scores, highlights and updates from the Duke vs. Elon football game

The Elon Phoenix will hit the road to start this year's campaign against the Duke Blue Devils. Kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.

Looking back to last season, Elon finished on the right side of .500 (6-5), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year. Similarly, Duke also assembled a winning record last year, finishing the season 7-5.

Elon is the clear underdog, so they're hoping it's the size of the fight that determines this one. They finished last season with a 7-4 record against the spread.

Even though the experts think Elon isn't going to win this one, the team was an even 4-4 as the underdog last season. Betting on them to win was the most profitable play last year, as bettors who put $100 on that outcome in every game walked away with $499.54. Duke will open their season as the favorite, and the team was 6-1 as such last season.