The Army Black Knights (1-0) travel to face off against the Duke Blue Devils (1-0) on Friday, November 8th. This game will be played at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham and televised on ACCN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 6:00 ET.

Army Black Knights vs Duke Blue Devils

The Black Knights Are Coming Off A Win

Army Black Knights Recent Game/Games

Army opened their season with a 67-59 win over Albany on Monday, November 4th. Playing at home, the Black Knights were favored by 1.5 points and covered the spread with the victory.

Army led 27-24 at halftime and outscored Albany 40-35 in the 2nd half. The game’s total points of 126 fell short of the 143.5 O/U line.

The Blue Devils Are Coming Off A Win

Duke opened their season with a dominant 96-62 win over Maine on Monday. Playing at home, the Blue Devils were -32.5 point favorites and covered the spread with ease. The game’s total points reached 158, surpassing the O/U line of 139.5.

Duke led 44-33 at halftime and turned up the intensity in the 2nd half, outscoring Maine 52-29. Their strong defensive effort after the break was key to the win.

Black Knights Offense Breakdown

Army’s offense put up 67 points in their last game, shooting 44% from the field and 29.4% from beyond the arc. Their effective field goal percentage was 48%, and they hit 64.3% of their free throws, going 18-for-28 from the line.

Josh Scovens led the way with 22 points, shooting 46.2% overall. Byron Joshua added 15 points on 54.5% shooting, and Jalen Rucker contributed 12 points despite hitting just 40% of his shots.

Blue Devils Offense Breakdown

Duke’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 96 points on 55.6% shooting from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 63.5%, thanks in part to their 70.6% shooting on two-point attempts. From beyond the arc, they hit 11 of 29 threes, good for 37.9%, and they connected on 75% of their free throws.

Kon Knueppel led the way with 22 points, shooting 57.1% overall and 37.5% from three. Cooper Flagg contributed 18 points and 7 rebounds, though he struggled from deep, missing all 4 of his three-point attempts. Duke also got 11 points each from Keelan Steele, Caleb Foster, and Sion James, with Steele hitting 5 of 6 shots in just 11 minutes.

Black Knights Team Defense

Army’s defense held their opponent to 59 points, despite allowing them to shoot 44% from the field. The Black Knights gave up 51% shooting on two-pointers, with their opponent hitting 17 of 33 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Army limited their opponent to 5 made threes on 17 attempts, a 29% shooting performance. The Black Knights also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 28 times, where they converted 18 attempts for 64%.

Blue Devils Team Defense

Army’s defense held their opponent to 59 points, despite allowing them to shoot 44% from the field. Inside the arc, the opponent connected on 51% of their two-point attempts, going 17/33.

From three-point range, Army limited the damage, with the opponent shooting just 29% on 5/17 attempts. The opponent also went 18/28 from the free-throw line, hitting 64% of their foul shots. Army gave up 9 offensive rebounds in the game.

Black Knights vs Blue Devils Trends

• Across the Black Knights last three road games, the team averaged 56 points per game while allowing 58. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 1-2, while going 1-2 straight-up.
• In their last ten games at home, the Blue Devils have a straight up record of 8-2 while going 5-4 vs. the spread. The team averaged 75 points per game in this stretch.
• Spanning across their last five games as the betting underdog, the Black Knights have gone 2-3 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 2-3.
• Duke has done well both straight up and vs the spread when favored to win the game, going 2-1 SU and 2-1 ATS in their last three games.

Black Knights vs Blue Devils Prediction

For a pick on the point-spread in this Blue Devils vs. Black Knights matchup, our bet is to grab the Black Knights at +30.5. Even though our projections have the Blue Devils winning 79-67, we see the Black Knights as the play on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 143, and our model predicts the Black Knights and Blue Devils to score a combined 146 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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