Duke Blue Devils vs Arizona Wildcats NCAAB Betting Prediction

Duke Blue Devils vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction 11/22/2024

The Duke Blue Devils (3-1) travel to face off against the Arizona Wildcats (2-1) on Friday, November 22nd. This game will be played at McKale Center in Tucson and televised on ESPN2. Duke is coming off a win in their previous game, while Arizona is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Wisconsin. Tip-off is set for 10:30 ET.

Duke Blue Devils vs Arizona Wildcats

The Blue Devils Are Coming Off A Win

Duke cruised to an 86-35 win over Wofford on Saturday, November 16th. The Blue Devils were heavy favorites at -29 and covered the spread comfortably. The total points for the game were 121, falling well short of the 148.5 O/U line.

After taking a commanding 51-14 lead in the first half, Duke eased up in the second half, scoring 35 points while allowing 21.

The Wildcats Are Coming Off A Win

Arizona’s season hit a bump with a 103-88 road loss to Wisconsin on Friday. The Wildcats, who were -4.5 favorites, not only lost but also failed to cover the spread. The game’s total points of 191 easily surpassed the O/U line of 152.

Arizona trailed 55-44 at halftime and couldn’t close the gap in the 2nd half, scoring 44 points while allowing 48. The Wildcats will need to tighten up defensively and find ways to execute better on the road moving forward.

Blue Devils Offense Breakdown

Duke’s offense put up 86 points in their last game, shooting 48.4% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 61.3%. They hit 16 threes at a 42.1% clip and were nearly perfect from the line, making 10 of 11 free throws.

The Blue Devils dished out 24 assists and grabbed 14 offensive rebounds. Tyrese Proctor led the way with 15 points, hitting 4 of 7 from deep, while Caleb Foster connected on 3 of 4 threes, finishing with 13 points.

Wildcats Offense Breakdown

Arizona’s offense put up 88 points in their last game, despite shooting just 37.8% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 40.5%, and they struggled from beyond the arc, hitting only 4 of 23 threes (17.4%).

John Tonje led the way, scoring 41 points on 8 of 14 shooting, including 4 of 6 from deep. Arizona also grabbed 24 offensive rebounds and went 28 of 40 from the free-throw line (70%).

Blue Devils Team Defense

Despite Duke’s defensive efforts, they gave up 35 points, with the opposing team shooting 48% from the field. Duke allowed 16 threes on 38 attempts, a 42% success rate from beyond the arc.

From the free-throw line, Duke’s opponent went 10/11, hitting 90% of their attempts. The Blue Devils also gave up 14 offensive rebounds in the game.

Wildcats Team Defense

Duke’s defense gave up 35 points while allowing the opposing team to shoot 48% from the field, connecting on 30 of 62 attempts. Inside the arc, they hit 14 of 24 shots, good for 58% shooting.

From three-point range, the opposition went 16 for 38, shooting 42%. They also made 10 of 11 free throws, hitting 90% from the line. Duke allowed 14 offensive rebounds.

Blue Devils vs Wildcats Trends

  • When looking at their past three road matchups, Duke has an ATS record of 2-1 while averaging 70 per game. The team went 2-1 overall in these games.
  • The Wildcats are 3-2 ATS in their last home games and 3-2 straight-up.
  • Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Blue Devils have a straight up record of 2-3. Their record vs the spread in these games was 2-3.
  • Over the team’s last five games as the favorite, the Wildcats struggled vs the spread going just 2-3. However, they still had a straight up mark of 3-2.

Blue Devils vs Wildcats Prediction

In this Wildcats vs. Wildcats matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Wildcats at -1.5. While we project the Wildcats to win 74-73, our recommendation is to bet on the Blue Devils for the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 160.5, and our model predicts the Blue Devils and Wildcats to score a combined 147 points. We recommend betting on the under.


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