One of the most intriguing college basketball betting matches on Saturday’s schedule sees Syracuse welcome Duke to the Carrier Dome. We can only hope that this game is half as good as the meeting between these two teams last season, where Syracuse prevailed in OT. That was a game that the Orange looked to have won until Rasheed Sulaimon drained a 3-pointer to take it to OT with no time left on the clock.
Date/Time: Saturday, February 14th, 6:00 PM
Location: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Spread: Duke -7
Sulaimon will, of course, not be a factor this season, as he was recently dismissed from the Duke program. Coach Mike Krzyzewski has a small squad in terms of depth, but there are few teams that have this much talent on display. Leading the way is Quinn Cook, who has been averaging 14.7 PPG this season. Jahlil Okafor is another beast on the court for Duke, and it will be exciting to see how he matched up with Rakeem Christmas, who is the man that will be expected to try and rein in Okafor.
The building is sure to be packed to the rafters for this one, and that may give Syracuse the edge early on. I expect Duke to wear them down and eventually take the crowd out of the game. Look for the Blue Devils to come out with a win in the 7-10 point range.
Key Betting Trends
Duke Blue Devils
- Duke is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
- Duke is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
- Duke is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Syracuse Orange
- Syracuse is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games
- Syracuse is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Syracuse’s last 6 games
- Syracuse is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
- Syracuse is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home