ACC betting action takes center stage Saturday night as No. 2 Duke travels to Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC, to face Clemson in a key primetime College Basketball showdown. The Blue Devils remain on the road following yet another handling of Syracuse after throttling the Orange 83-54 to increase the win streak to 16 and push the lead to two games atop the conference standings. Meanwhile, Brad Brownell’s Tigers will come into this matchup well-rested and motivated after a heartbreaking triple-overtime loss to Georgia Tech, which snapped their six-game win streak and dropped them to 10-2 in conference play.
I expect oddsmakers to have Duke favored by 6-7 points in this lone regular-season matchup against Clemson, with the total set in the low to mid-130s at the crypto sportsbook.
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Duke Blue Devils
The Dookies toyed with the overmatched Orange on Hump Day night much to the chagrin of CBB bettors that faded them in the prime look-ahead spot. The offense carried its stellar shooting over from the win and cover against UNC getting out to a 37-23 halftime lead by shooting 44 percent from the floor. It ramped the efficiency up even more over the final 20 minutes, shooting a blistering 68 percent from the field to cruise to the 29 point win and point spread cover.
Now the most balanced team in the nation according to the Pomeroy Ratings, Tyrese Proctor led the way for the Blue Devils with a game-high 16 points on 5 of 12 shooting. Even with Cooper Flagg pulling a rare no show with 11 points, Duke was never in a position to lose the game or come up short for its wagering supporters. This speaks volumes for just how locked in Jon Scheyer’s squad is to this point of the college basketball betting season.
Clemson Tigers
The Tigers saw their six-game win streak go up in smoke Tuesday night after dropping a sickening 89-86 decision to Georgia Tech that needed three separate overtimes to decide. It can be argued that Clemson suffered from a severe case of the “look-aheads” considering it went off the board lofty 12-point favorites to win per the closing CBB betting lines. A wretched showing from the field (36%) paired with an inability to keep the ‘Ramblin Wreck off the glass (42-52) proved to be the team’s demise.
Chase Hunter led the way for the home team with 28 points, but only converted nine of his 24 attempted shots from the field and turned it over six times. Big man Ian Schieffelin scored a more efficient 23 points on 6 of 10 shooting, and also added a team-high eight rebounds.
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The Tigers managed to secure a split against Duke last season and covered both matchups against the closing college basketball odds. After upsetting the Blue Devils as slight 1-point home underdogs in the first meeting, Clemson nearly completed the sweep but fell just short in the rematch, losing 72-71 as 7.5-point Cameron Indoor Stadium underdogs. Both games failed to exceed the closing total moving the under to 6-4 over the last 10 skirmishes with 140+ points hitting the board on average. The last 10 run-ins at Littlejohn have been extremely competitive with the Tigers 5-5 both SU and ATS and the Over/Under also split right down the middle.
Fans of slow paced, defensive slobber knockers best make it a point to tune into this one! Duke and Clemson each rank out amongst the slowest paced teams in the nation with the former No. 286 and the latter No. 343 per KenPom. Each brings it at the defensive end of the floor as well, with the Blue Devils conceding less than 60 points a game (No. 5), while the Tigers also hold their own serving up just over 67 (No. 57) per contest. Both teams also do a fantastic job of not sending the opposition to the charity stripe with each ranked amongst the top-50 in defensive free throw rate. The under is the play here, and I fully expect Clemson to make Duke fight to extend the nation’s longest win streak.
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