Duke Blue Devils 2025 NCAA Tournament Online Betting
Jon Scheyer has proven to be the right man at the right time to lead the Duke Blue Devils. Now in his third season, Scheyer is putting his own stamp on the program after taking over for the legendary Mike Krzyzewski. There is an adage about never wanting to be the man that replaced “The Man,” but Scheyer is proving up to the task. Scheyer has the distinct advantage of being a Duke alumnus and a former player under Coach K. Before becoming head coach, he was a top assistant under Coach K, including associate head coach from 2018 until taking over as the HC. Now comes the first Final Four for Duke since Coach K’s final season in 2022.
NCAA Basketball Betting Lines
Houston Cougars +4.5
Duke Blue Devils -4.5
Total: 136.5
Money Line: Houston +180, Duke -215
2025 Duke Blue Devils Next Matchup
On Saturday, April 5, 2025, the Houston Cougars will face the Duke Blue Devils at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. Tipoff Time is 8:49 p.m. ET with television coverage on CBS.
2025 Houston Cougars Team Overview
Overall, the Houston Cougars are 32-4 straight up, 16-14-1 against the spread, and 14-17 over/under the total. Houston has national metrics of 156th for scoring offense, 123rd for field goal percentage, 2nd for 3-point field goal percentage, 110th for free throw percentage, and 123rd for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Houston is 1st for scoring defense, 4th for field goal percentage permitted, 25th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 7th for defensive rebounding.
Late on, Houston has covered four of its previous six games and has gone under the total in five of its last six outings. First among Houston scorers is LJ Cryer, with 15.7 points per game.
2025 Duke Blue Devils Team Overview
Overall, the Duke Blue Devils are 34-3 straight up, 21-10 against the spread, and 16-15 over/under the total. Duke has national metrics of 15th for scoring offense, 18th for field goal percentage, 24th for 3-point field goal percentage, 16th for free throw percentage, and 22nd for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Duke is 7th for scoring defense, 7th for field goal percentage permitted, 38th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 12th for defensive rebounding.
Lately, Duke has covered four of its previous five games and has gone over the total in three of its last four outings. First among Duke scorers is Cooper Flagg, with 18.9 points per game.
Duke basketball was 364 days removed from a loss in the Elite Eight to rival North Carolina State. Most programs would find joy in an Elite Eight run, but not the Blue Devils. That doesn’t live up to the high bar set by their previous coach.
The Blue Devils helped themselves to a top-rated freshman class, and they’ve proceeded to steamroll their way back to the Final Four.
Kon Knueppel had a game-high 21 points with five assists, Cooper Flagg added 16 points and nine rebounds, and No. 1 seed Duke defeated No. 2 Alabama 85-65 to win the NCAA Tournament East Region final on Saturday night.
Proctor scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and Khaman Maluach had 14 points, nine rebounds, and five dunks for the Blue Devils. They outshot the Crimson Tide 53.6 percent to 35.4 percent from the field while bottling up an Alabama team that made an NCAA Tournament record 25 3-pointers in the Sweet 16.
Flagg, the presumptive No. 1 selection in this June’s NBA draft, made just 6 of 16 shots from the floor but was buoyed by Knueppel and Maluach — also projected lottery picks. The Blue Devils shot at least 50 percent from the floor for the fourth straight tournament game. They also outrebounded Alabama by 10 in the second half (11 overall), nixing nearly every chance Alabama had to ignite a comeback.
Scheyer was thoroughly impressed with how far his team had come. “I don’t want to call Elite Eight a failure. Elite Eight is a special thing to be in this game,” Scheyer said. “… A lot of our focus in preseason, summer, during the year has been about winning the mental game, winning the preparation, winning the energy you put into these moments.”
Latest NCAA Tournament Results
| YEAR |
RESULT |
| 2024 |
Lost Elite Eight vs. (11) NC State 64–76 |
| 2023 |
Lost Second Round vs. (4) Tennessee, 52–65 |
| 2022 |
Lost Final Four vs. (8) North Carolina, 77–81 |
| 2019 |
Lost Elite Eight vs. (2) Michigan State, 67–68 |
| 2018 |
Lost Elite Eight vs. (1) Kansas, 81–85 (OT) |
| 2017 |
Lost Second Round vs. (7) South Carolina, 81–88 |
| 2016 |
Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (1) Oregon, 68–82 |
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