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College Basketball betting trends, odds and predictions for Tuesday, November 14, 2017 from various handicappers and websites

Posted : November 14, 2017 10:24 am

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NC-Wilmington beat a stiff in its opener under new coach McGrath; Seahawks start two seniors and two sophs. UNCW lost its coach and four starters from LY- they’re picked in middle of pack in CAA. Davidson beat Charleston Southern by 48 in its opener; Wildcats have four starters back from a 17-15 team that was first Davidson team since 2011 to win less than 20 games- they’re picked 4th in A-14. Last two years, CAA teams are 18-5 vs spread when facing an A-14 squad. A-14 home favorites are 1-6 vs spread; CAA road underdogs are 2-2.

Wright State lost its opener 84-80 at Loyola, despite going 9-20 on arc- they turned ball over 20 times (-1). Raiders start two juniors, two seniors, are picked to finish in middle of pack in Horizon. Miami OH outscored Fordham 7-0 over last 1:54 to win its opener 55-54; Red Hawks started three freshmen under their new coach. Miami is picked to finish near bottom of the MAC. Last two years, MAC teams are 27-20 vs spread when facing a Horizon opponent. Horizon road teams are 2-3 vs spread; MAC underdogs are 5-2 vs spread, 1-1 at home.

Florida State hasn’t played yet; they lost four starters from a 26-9 team that won a game in NCAA tourney. Seminoles are picked to finish in middle of ACC pack. George Washington played only seven guys in its opener, an 84-75 win over Howard. GW was just 5-17 on arc, 17-26 on line. Colonials lost 67-48 to Florida State LY, and they were down 35 with 7:30 left in game. Last two years, ACC teams are 16-11 vs spread when playing an A-14 opponent. ACC home favorites are 8-4 vs spread; A-14 road underdogs are 4-0.

Rice was up 13 with 8:12 to go in its opener, lost 73-72 to E. Kentucky; Owls start three sophs; they were 8-28 on arc, 22-32 on foul line. Rice is picked lost four starters and its coach from a 23-12 team- they’re picked 10th in C-USA. Georgia State has three starters back from a 20-13 team; Panthers pounded a stiff in their opener. GSU is picked to finish 4th in Sun Belt. Last two years, C-USA teams are 16-15 vs spread when playing a Sun Belt foe. Sun Belt teams are 3-4 vs spread, 0-1 as road favorites; C-USA underdogs are 2-3, 1-1 at home.

Northern Illinois/Green Bay haven’t played yet; Huskies have three starters back from a 15-17, 7-11 team- they’re picked to finish near bottom of the MAC. Green Bay has likes to play fast, but they lost almost all their players who played LY. Phoenix brought in two JC kids and will have a transfer eligible later after first semester- they’re a work in progress. Last two years, Horizon road underdogs are 2-1 vs spread; MAC teams are 7-3 vs spread, 0-1 as home favorites. Last two years, MAC teams are 27-20 vs spread when facing a Horizon opponent.

Delaware won its opener at Richmond; they were up 49-20 at half, won by 13. Blue Hens start two frosh, two sophs- they shot 68% inside the arc at Richmond. Delaware is picked to finish 7th in CAA. Bradley made 12-21 on arc in its opener, a 68-53 win over IUPUI. Braves start three sophs, one junior- they’ve got all five starters back from LY, are expected to improve this season. Last two years, MVC teams are 4-2 vs spread when playing a CAA opponent. CAA road underdogs are 2-2 vs spread; MVC favorites are 3-1, 2-1 at home.

Purdue scored 108 ppg in crushing a pair of stiffs to start the season; Boilers start four seniors, all of whom played on LY’s team that lost in Sweet 16- they’re expected to be a top 20 team. Marquette has three starters back from a 19-13, 10-8 team; Eagles start two sophs, two juniors- they beat a stiff by 21 in their opener. Last two years, Big 14 teams are 19-19 vs spread when facing a Big East opponent. Big 14 favorites are 3-5 vs spread so far this month; Big East teams are 3-5, 0-1 as an underdog. Purdue made 40.3% of its 3’s LY, #7 in country.

Dutcher takes over from Steve Fisher as San Diego State’s coach; Aztecs lost 74-63 at home to Arizona State LY, going 6-24 on arc. Aztecs need to be better offensively after slumping to 19-14 LY- they’ve got three starters back from LY, start two juniors, two seniors. ASU beat Idaho State by 20 in its opener; Sun Devils are picked to finish in middle of pack in Pac-12, with three starters back. Last couple years, Mountain West teams 20-14 vs spread when facing a Pac-12 foes. MW teams are 3-5 vs spread, 0-1 on road; Pac-12 home teams are 4-6 vs spread.

Champions Classic, Chicago
Michigan State lost its last six games with Duke; their last win over Duke was in ’05 NCAA’s. Duke starts four freshmen and Grayson Allen; they pounded on Elon/Utah Valley to start the season; the stakes are raised here on neutral court. Duke made 45.8% of 3’s in their first two games. Michigan State starts four sophs and a freshman; they beat North Florida by 32 in their opener. Spartans Last couple years, ACC teams are 22-27-2 vs spread when playing a Big 14 team. Big 14 teams are 4-5 vs spread, 1-0 as underdogs; ACC favorites are 9-4 vs spread.

Kentucky beat Kansas 72-40 in last meeting, three years ago in Indy; think Bill Self remembers that? Jayhawks made 12-28 on arc in their opener, 92-56 win over Tennessee State. Kentucky struggled with Utah Valley/Vermont in their first two games, winning by 10-4 points. Wildcats played six freshmen, two sophs vs Vermont- no one else. This is youngest team Calipari has had. Last two years, SEC teams are 22-15-1 vs spread when facing a Big X opponent. Big X teams are 5-5 vs spread, 0-2 on road; SEC teams are 7-3 vs spread, 3-1 on road.

Rest of games……
Iona lost its opener by hoop in brickfest at Albany; Gaels were 4-22 on arc. Iona starts three juniors and a senior- they’re picked first in MAAC, wth four starters back from a 22-13 team that lost to Oregon in NCAA’s. Syracuse beat Cornell by 32 in their opener- they don’t have a senior starter, are kicked to finish 11th in the ACC. Last two years, ACC teams are 7-5 vs spread when playing a MAAC team. ACC home favorites are 8-4 vs spread; MAAC road underdogs are 5-2.

Elon lost by 29 at Duke in its opener (was 45-25 at half), then pounded on a stiff; they start two seniors, three seniors, are picked to finish 2nd in CAA. Furman has four starters back from a breakthrough 23-12 team, but their coach bolted to Drake. Paladins are picked to win SoCon this winter after losing in semis of CIT tournament last March. Last couple years, CAA teams are 4-3 vs spread when facing a SoCon opponent. CAA road underdogs are 2-2 vs spread; SoCon teams are 3-8 vs spread, all as underdogs.

Omaha lost its first two games, in OT at Montana State, by 19 at Oklahoma; Mavericks were 12-22 on arc in Norman- they lost four starters from a 18-14 team, are picked to finish 6th in Summit this season. New Mexico has a new coach, scored 147 points against a cupcake in their opener; Lobos will get resistance here. Lobos were 18-39 on arc Saturday; if they run/gun in thin air, it’ll be interesting. Last two years, Mountain West teams are 8-3 vs spread when facing a Summit oppopent. MW home favorites are 3-3 vs spread; Summit League road dogs are 1-5.

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Posted : November 14, 2017 10:25 am

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Champions Classic, Chicago

Michigan State lost its last six games with Duke; their last win over Duke was in ’05 NCAA’s. Duke starts four freshmen and Grayson Allen; they pounded on Elon/Utah Valley to start the season; the stakes are raised here on neutral court. Duke made 45.8% of 3’s in their first two games. Michigan State starts four sophs and a freshman; they beat North Florida by 32 in their opener. Spartans Last couple years, ACC teams are 22-27-2 vs spread when playing a Big 14 team. Big 14 teams are 4-5 vs spread, 1-0 as underdogs; ACC favorites are 9-4 vs spread.

Rest of games

Iona lost its opener by hoop in brickfest at Albany; Gaels were 4-22 on arc. Iona starts three juniors and a senior- they’re picked first in MAAC, wth four starters back from a 22-13 team that lost to Oregon in NCAA’s. Syracuse beat Cornell by 32 in their opener- they don’t have a senior starter, are kicked to finish 11th in the ACC. Last two years, ACC teams are 7-5 vs spread when playing a MAAC team. ACC home favorites are 8-4 vs spread; MAAC road underdogs are 5-2.

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Posted : November 14, 2017 10:47 am

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Duke faces Michigan State
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Michigan State will be hoping to take over the top spot in the rankings with a win over #1 Duke in Chicago on Tuesday.

One of the great things about the college basketball season is that we get a chance to see some elite programs face one another early in the year. That is exactly what will be happening on Tuesday, when Duke and Michigan State battle it out at the United Center. These two teams are both considered favorites to win the NCAA championship this year, so each of them will want to make a statement with a win on Tuesday. Duke has opened the season by beating Utah Valley and Elon by an average of 29.5 PPG. Michigan State was equally as dominant in its first game, beating North Florida 98-66. When Duke and MSU faced one another last year, the Blue Devils won 78-69. In the past three meetings between the teams, the Blue Devils have won SU in all three games and covered in two of them. This could, however, be the Spartans’ chance to get back into the win column, as they have what appears to be one of Tom Izzo’s best teams ever on paper. And one thing that bodes well for both teams in this one is the fact that both are entering this game at pretty much full strength. The last thing anybody would want is for injuries to play a role in the outcome.

The Blue Devils have one of the most talented teams in the nation, as F Marvin Bagley III, G Grayson Allen, C Wendell Carter Jr., G Gary Trent Jr. and G Trevon Duval are each good enough to be the best players on a majority of the teams currently competing in the NCAA. The headliner of the group is, however, Bagley III. The freshman is widely considered to be one of the top NBA prospects in this year’s draft class. He has done nothing but dominate thus far, as he is averaging 24.5 PPG and 10.0 RPG through two games this season. The one thing he is having trouble with right now is his free throw shooting. He is just 2-for-9 from the line this year, but he could just be nervous. But Carter Jr., Trent Jr. and Duval are all talented in their own rights, too. Carter is a monster in the paint, as evidenced by his 6.5 RPG and 3.0 BPG in only 23.5 MPG. Trent Jr. is a sniper from the outside, where he is shooting 53.8% from three through two games. And Duval is the team’s playmaker. He is averaging 10.0 APG through two games and his unselfishness will be a huge factor for this team this season. The Blue Devils have plenty of guys that can score the ball, so it’s big to have somebody that finds guys in the spots they like to score. As for Allen, he is the team’s veteran leader at this point and he is still as good as there is in terms of two-way perimeter players in college. He is off to a good start this season and the expectation is that he will avoid some of the on-court issues he had last year.

The Spartans were considered to be a favorite to win the championship the second that F Miles Bridges announced he was returning to East Lansing. Bridges was ridiculous as a freshman for Tom Izzo, as he averaged 16.9 PPG, 8.3 RPG and 1.5 BPG on 48.6% shooting from the field and 38.9% shooting from three. Bridges is one of the strongest and most athletic players in the nation and he also happens to have the ridiculous skill to match it. Even with a guy like Bagley on the other side in this one, Bridges will be the best player on the floor here. Look for him to play incredibly well with the entire spotlight on this one. And Bridges isn’t alone either. C Nick Ward, G Joshua Langford, F Jaren Jackson Jr., G Cassius Winston and G Matt McQuiad are all threats out there. Ward is a beast inside and has some size on Wendell Carter. If Ward can stay out of trouble then he should be able to dominate that matchup. Jackson will also do a lot of his damage in the paint. He’s another big body and will likely be matched up with Bagley quite a bit here. As for the others, they do their scoring mostly from the perimeter. Winston is the playmaker here and some have called him the best passer that Michigan State has had since Magic Johnson. He should be able to put on a show in this one. And the heart and soul of this team hasn’t been mentioned yet. That would be Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn, who is as unselfish as they come and also plays elite perimeter defense. Look for him to make an impact here.

Posted : November 14, 2017 10:56 am

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Tuesday's Tip Sheet
By Brian Edwards
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No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Michigan State

As of Monday night, most books had Duke listed as a two-point favorite. Tip-off on ESPN is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Eastern.

Duke (2-0 straight up, 1-0 against the spread) opened the season with Friday’s 97-68 spread-covering win over Elon as a 19.5-point home favorite. Marvin Bagley III, the 6’10” freshman, led the way with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while senior guard Grayson Allen added 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting from long distance. Gary Trent Jr. produced 17 points, six boards and three assists without a turnover. The 165 points went ‘over’ the 156.5-point total.

Mike Krzyzewski’s team was back on the court again Saturday, stroking Utah Valley by a 99-69 count in a non-lined affair. All five Blue Devils scored in double figures paced by Bagley, who had 24 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and two assists compared to merely one turnover. Allen went 7-of-11 from the field and 4-of-6 from downtown in an 18-point effort, while Trent added 17 points and four rebounds. Trevon Duval, a true freshman point guard, finished with 15 points, 12 assists (with just one turnover), three steals and three rebounds.

Bagley is averaging team-highs in scoring (24.5 points per game), rebounding (10.0 RPG) and field-goal percentage (65.7%). Allen (20.0 PPG) is shooting at a 66.7 percent clip from 3-point land and has a 4/1 assists-to-turnovers ratio. Duval (11.5 PPG) has made 64.7 percent of his shots from the field with a remarkable 20/1 assists-to-TOs ratio. Duval also has a team-best six steals. Another true freshman, 6’10” Wendell Carter, is averaging 10.0 points and 6.5 RPG.

Michigan State (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS) played its opener Friday at home, capturing a 98-66 win over North Florida as a 31-point home favorite. The 164 combined points soared ‘over’ the 150.5-point total. All five starters were in double figures for the Spartans, who were led by sophomore forward Miles Bridges’ 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. Nick Ward added 16 points and made all six of his shot despite logging only 16 minutes of playing time. Jaren Jackson Jr., a 6’11” freshman McDonald’s All-American, had a successful Sparty debut with 13 points, 13 boards, four blocked shots, three assists and two steals. Sophomore guard Cassius Winston had 12 points and eight assists, burying both 3-point launches and all four of his free throws.

Bridges, a second-team All Big Ten selection as a freshman last year, was Tom Izzo’s biggest recruit in that he talked him into returning to East Lansing for a second season. Along with Ward and Jackson, Izzo has one of the nation’s premier frontcourts. Gavin Schilling, who missed all of last season with an injury, is back to add depth to MSU’s group of big bodies. Schilling had six points and eight boards in only 16 minutes of action in the opener.

These teams met at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Nov. 29 of last season, with Duke winning by a 78-69 count. However, the Spartans took the cash as 13-point road underdogs. Allen scored a game-high 24 points to go with four assists and four steals. Allen buried 5-of-11 treys from beyond the arc. Ward and Bridge scored 11 points apiece in the losing effort.

No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 4 Kansas

As of Monday night, most betting shops had Kansas (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS) installed as a 4.5-point favorite.

Kentucky (2-0 SU, 0-2 ATS) hasn’t looked overly impressive with its freshman-laded team to date. In Friday’s opener at Rupp Arena, Utah Valley raced out to a 34-25 halftime lead. The Wildcats would rally to win a 73-63 decision, but they never threatened to cover the spread as 20.5-point home favorites. The 136 combined points dropped ‘under’ the 156-point total. After the Wolverines hit a 3-pointer to take their biggest lead (37-25) of the game early in the second half, UK went on a 16-0 run to take the lead for good. But the ‘Cats never led by more than 14 and Utah Valley backers easily cashed tickets.

Hamidou Diallo was the catalyst for UK in the win over Utah Valley. The six-foot, five-inch wing hit 8-of-16 shots, including 2-of-4 from downtown, and added five rebounds and three assists compared to merely one turnover. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 13 points, four steals, four assists and three boards in 36 minutes of playing time. Wenyen Gabriel added seven points, 13 rebounds, three blocked shots and three assists without a turnover. Kevin Knox finished with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists, four steals and one rejection, while Nick Richards was also in double figures with 10 points and three blocks.

UK didn’t come out flat at home vs. Vermont on Sunday, but it did get all it wanted for 40 minutes from the Catamounts. Kentucky eventually captured a 73-69 win, failing to cover the number once again as 12.5-point home ‘chalk.’ The 142 combined points slithered ‘under’ the 146-point tally. UK inched ahead of the number only once all game when it took a 42-28 advantage with 18:41 remaining in the second half. Vermont gradually chipped away at the lead in the second half and twice pulled to within three points in the final four minutes, but it wasn’t to be.

P.J. Washington scored a team-best 17 points for UK in the win over Vermont. Washington also had 10 rebounds. Diallo and Quade Green finished with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

Diallo is averaging a team-high 17.0 points per game for UK. Gabriel (4.5 PPG) is averaging team-bests in rebounding (7.5 RPG) and blocked shots (2.0 BPG). Knox and Washington are also scoring in double figures with 11.5 and 11.0 PPG averages, respectively.

Kansas senior guard Devonte’ Graham, along with fellow senior G Svi Mykhailiuk, are 1-2 in three games played at the Champions Classic. The Jayhawks were smashed by UK in 2014, upset by Michigan State in 2015 and surprised top-ranked Duke with an upset win last year.

When asked about KU’s experience advantage over a UK team that starts five true freshmen, KU head coach Bill Self told KUSports.com, “We’re not as young as Kentucky, but we’ve only got three guys who have been in the fire before, too. So I’m just as curious to see how our guys react in the bright lights.”

Graham feels like the experience edge will help KU. Graham told KUSports.com, “It helps a lot because you’ve been in situations before. I mean, I’ve played in many big games and know it’s a game of runs. If it’s your first big game as a freshman you might be a little nervous, more nerves than usual and stuff like that. So I think experience plays a big part in any game.”

Graham started 72 games the past two seasons as a sophomore and a junior. He averaged 13.4 points, 4.1 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game last season. Graham had a 149/64 assists-to-turnovers ratio and shot at a 38.8 percent clip from 3-point land.

KU’s season ended last year with a 74-60 loss vs. Oregon in the Midwest Region finals at Sprint Center in Kansas City, where the Jayhawks basically enjoyed a home-court advantage. Nevertheless, they were denied a trip to the Final Four even though they were 6.5-point favorites.

KU opened the season Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse by blasting Tennessee State 92-56 as a 27-point home ‘chalk.’ The 148 combined points slipped ‘over’ the 145.5-point total. Six KU players scored in double figures led by junior wing Lagerald Vick, who drained 8-of-12 attempts from the field and 4-of-7 launches from 3-point land. Vick finished with 23 points, five rebounds and three assists. Graham produced 10 points, 12 assists, seven boards and three steals, while Mykhailiuk contributed 15 points and five boards. Malik Newman, the former five-star recruit who played his true freshman season at Mississippi State before sitting out last year due to transfer rules, had 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in his KU debut.

UK has won four of five head-to-head meetings between these schools since 2011, going 3-2 ATS, but the Jayhawks have covered the number in the last two encounters. When these teams met at Rupp in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge late last January, KU captured a 79-73 win as a seven-point road underdog. In Lawrence at Allen Fieldhouse in the same event two seasons ago, Self’s squad rallied from a second-half deficit to force overtime before eventually winning a 90-84 decision to hook up its backers with a miracle cover as a 5.5-point home favorite. The 174 combined points jumped ‘over’ the 150-point tally.

In last year’s 79-73 win at UK, Graham had 12 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one steal for the winners. Mykhailiuk finished with eight points.

The ‘under’ is 4-1 in the five meetings between these teams going back to 2011.

Kentucky will be without one of its top freshman in five-star recruit Jarred Vanderbilt, a 6’9” forward who is nursing a foot injury he sustained in the spring. Also, Jermarl Baker is ‘out’ due to a knee injury. -- ESPN will provide the broadcast at around 9:30ish p.m. Eastern or approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of Sparty-Duke.

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If we use nbadraft.net’s 2018 mock as an indicator, then UK’s best player (at least in terms of an NBA prospect) is Knox, who is currently listed as the No. 9 picks in the NBA Draft. Other ‘Cats in the mock draft’s first round include Richards (#14), Vanderbilt (#23) and Diallo (#24). Washington is listed at No. 32, the second pick of Round 2.

Duke’s Bagley is listed as the third pick in the same mock draft, while Carter (#8 ), Trent (#15), Duval (#26) and Allen (#27) are also in the opening round.

Michigan State’s Jackson is listed as the No. 6 pick, while Bridges is at No. 13.

Florida coasted to a 116-74 win over Gardner Webb in its season opener Monday night in Gainesville. The Gators easily took the cash as 26-point home favorites. They were led by newcomer Egor Koulechov, a grad transfer from Rice who produced 34 points, five rebounds, two steals and five assists compared to only one turnover in his UF debut. Koulechov buried 11-of-17 from the field, 6-of-9 from 3-point range and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. Jalen Hudson, another newcomer who sat out last season at UF as a transfer from Virginia Tech, scored 16 points and dished out three assists without a turnover. Freshman Deaundrae Ballard, the prize of Mike White’s most recent recruiting class, had 14 points and four boards, while fellow true freshman Mike Okauru had 13 points, four assists and two rebounds.

Posted : November 14, 2017 10:58 am

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Duke faces Michigan State
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#2 Michigan State will be hoping to take over the top spot in the rankings with a win over #1 Duke in Chicago on Tuesday.

Posted : November 14, 2017 10:59 am

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NCAAF Game of the Day: Duke vs. Michigan State
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No. 1 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 2 Michigan State Spartans (+2, 157)

College basketball gets an early-season treat when No. 1 Duke takes on No. 2 Michigan State on Tuesday night in the opener of the Champions Classic at the United Center in Chicago. The Blue Devils scored 97 and 99 points in home victories over Elon and Utah Valley to start the season, while the Spartans had 98 points in their season-opening victory over North Florida.

Veteran guard Grayson Allen is the leader for Mike Krzyzewski's Duke squad, providing solid shooting (averaging 20 points per game) and leadership as the team's only senior. But the big news about the Blue Devils is the play of a tremendous freshman class that features four starters -- Marvin Bagley III (24.5 points, 10 rebounds), Gary Trent Jr. (17 points), Trevon Duval (11.5 points, 10 assists) and Wendell Carter Jr. (10 points, 6.5 rebounds). Of course, Michigan State's four-man freshmen class of a year ago is now an experienced sophomore bunch, led by Player of the Year favorite Miles Bridges (20 points, 10 rebounds in season opener), a versatile forward who is a force on both ends of the floor. He's joined by fellow sophomores Nick Ward (16 points), Cassius Winston (12 points, eight assists) and Joshua Langford (13 points) in the starting lineup along with the team's own highly touted freshman, Jaren Jackson Jr., who debuted with 13 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.

LINE HISTORY: The No. 1 ranked Blue Devils opened as slight 2-point favorites on the neutral court of the United Center. Duke was bet up to -2.5, but have since returned to the opening number. The total opened at 157.5 and is down slightly to 157. Check out the complete line history here.

ABOUT DUKE (2-0, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U): The Blue Devils are extremely talented but depth may be a problem for Krzyzewski's squad this season. In their first two contests -- wins by an average of 29.5 points -- the five starters played 289 of a possible 400 minutes and scored 166 of the team's 196 points. Against a team such as Michigan State, that has plenty of size inside and a lot of bodies that coach Tom Izzo likes to rotate into the game, the Blue Devils' starters will be tested on their ability to stay out of foul trouble and be fresh in the closing minutes of the contest.

ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE (1-0, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U): Although the Spartans romped in their season opener, Izzo was not happy about the team's 3-of-12 shooting from 3-point range. Winston was 2-for-2 but shooting guards Langford and Matt McQuaid combined to go 1-of-6 from beyond the arc while Bridges was 0-for-2. Part of it may have been opening-night jitters or excitement, but the Spartans are going to need to be able to spread defenses to allow Jackson and Ward space to play down low and help Bridges find some driving lanes to the basket.

TIP-IN BETTING TIDBITS:

Krzyzewski is 10-1 SUagainst Izzo, however, Michigan State is 6-5 ATS in those contests.

Jackson became the fourth Spartan freshman to post a double-double in his debut and his 13 rebounds were the second-most by a Spartan freshman in his first game.

Duval's 20 assists in the first two games of a career easily topped Chris Duhon's previous school record of 12 at the start of the 2000-01 season.

Posted : November 14, 2017 11:22 am