College basketball ACC style and wee will see the Duke Blue Devils travel to the Donald L. Tucker Center to take on the Florida State Seminoles. The game has a start time of 7:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on ESPN. Current Vegas betting odds have the Blue Devils listed as 11.5 point favorites, while the total is set at 143.5.
Analysis: The Duke Blue Devils have won 3 games in a row, which includes a road win at Virginia and a 30 point home blowout win over Notre Dame on Saturday. The Blue Devils are now at 20-3 on the year, which includes a 7-3 mark in the ACC. Duke has gone 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, but just 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 Monday games. The Blue Devils have been a very good offensive team this year, ranking 9th in scoring (80.6 ppg), 6th in shooting (50.0%), 47th in 3 point shooting (37.9%) and 183rd in FT shooting (68.9%). Defensively the Blue Devils have been rather average, as they come in ranked 124th in points allowed (64.4 ppg), 172nd in defensive FG% (42.7%) and 59th in 3 point defense (31.2%).
The Florida State Seminoles have won 3 of their last 4 games, which includes a nice 73-65 road win over a game Virginia Tech squad. The Noles are now 13-11 overall, but still just 5-6 in the ACC. FSU has gone 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the ACC, but just 6-19-1 ATS in their last 26 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. The Noles have been a decent offensive team this year, ranking 149th in scoring (68.5 ppg), 57th in shooting (46.4%), 335th in 3 point shooting (28.9%) and 260th in FT shooting (66.7%). Defensively the Seminoles have been rather average, as they come in ranked 216th in points allowed (67.8 ppg), 121st in defensive FG% (41.5%) and 157th in 3 point defense (33.4%).
Pick: Going with the Under in this game. The Under has cashed in 15 of the last 20 meetings between these teams and 5 of the last 6 have failed to put up more than 140 points. FSU has played solid defense at home this year, allowing just 66.1 ppg, while in their last 4 games (Regulation) they have given up just 61.4 ppg. The Duke offense has been strong this year overall, but on the road they have been rather average, putting up just 72.9 ppg. Duke is not a great defensive team, but the Noles have averaged just 59.3 ppg in their last 4 ACC home games. The Blue Devils can hit the 3-ball, but FSU is one of the worst in the nation in that department and neither team can hit their free throws all that well. Duke may hit 72 or 73 in this one, but FSU will be held to the lower 60s. 73-62 sounds like a nice score for this one. FSU just won't come up with enough points to push this one over the total.
-$25 of picks FREE! No Obligation - No Credit Card Required - Becoming a member is Fast and Free!
Stay on top of the latest odds and line moves for CBB Season with our real-time odds from Las Vegas and offshore!
Pregame Forum Features
Steve Fezzik from Pregame.com discusses all the features and weekly information that can be found on the Pregame Forums.