Bettors backing Duke over Kentucky
No. 5 Duke takes on No. 2 Kentucky in Chicago on Tuesday night as part of the Champions Classic and thus far, public bettors are backing the underdog.
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Duke opened as a 2.5-point underdog versus Kentucky but according to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Blue Devils are now just a 2-point dog. Our College Basketball Public Betting page shows that of the wagers that are currently on tonight’s 7:30PM ET contest, 52% of public bettors are backing Duke +2.
Although the Blue Devils lost 6-11 Jahlil Okafor as well as Justise Winslow, they still feature a couple of big men in 7-footers Marshall Plumlee and freshman Antonio Vrankovic. Duke will have its hands full tonight with 6-foot-11 freshman Skal Labissiere, who leads Kentucky with an average of 17.5 points through two games.
The Blue Devils are a perfect 6-0 against the spread in their last six neutral site games and are 8-1 ATS in their last non-conference games, while the Wildcats are just 5-15-1 at the betting window in their last 21 games versus the ACC.
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