The Duke Blue Devils (6-2) travel to face off against the Louisville Cardinals (5-3) on Sunday, December 8th. This game will be played at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville and televised on ACCN. Duke is coming off a win in their previous game, while Louisville is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Ole Miss. Tip-off is set for 6:00 ET.

Duke Blue Devils vs Louisville Cardinals

The Blue Devils Are Coming Off A Win

Duke improved to 6-2 on the season with an 84-78 win over Auburn on Wednesday. Playing at home, the Blue Devils entered the game as -3.5 point favorites and covered the spread with the victory.

Duke led 43-36 at halftime and scored 41 points in the 2nd half while allowing 42. The total points for the game reached 162, surpassing the pre-game O/U line of 146.5.

The Cardinals Are Coming Off A Win

Louisville Cardinals Recent Game/Games

Louisville’s season record fell to 5-3 after an 86-63 home loss to Ole Miss on Tuesday. The Cardinals, who were favored by 3.5 points, failed to cover the spread. The game’s total points of 149 fell short of the 152.5 O/U line.

Louisville trailed 40-31 at halftime and couldn’t close the gap, scoring 32 points in the 2nd half while allowing 46. The Cardinals will need to regroup after this disappointing performance.

Blue Devils Offense Breakdown

Duke’s offense put up 84 points in their last game, shooting 50% from the field and 40.9% from three-point range. They had an effective field goal percentage of 58.6% and hit 17 of 27 free throws (63%). The Blue Devils also grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and dished out 11 assists.

Isaiah Evans was a standout from beyond the arc, hitting 6 of 8 threes (75.0%) and finishing with 18 points in just 16 minutes. Tahaad Pettiford and Johni Broome each contributed 20 points, while Cooper Flagg added 22 points and 11 rebounds, despite going 0 for 4 from deep.

Cardinals Offense Breakdown

Louisville’s offense struggled in their last game, shooting just 33.3% from the field and 16.7% from three-point range, hitting only 5 of 30 attempts. Their effective field goal percentage was 38.6%, and they made 20 of 30 free throws, shooting 66.7% from the line.

Dre Davis led the way with 20 points in 22 minutes, shooting 75% from the field and 66.7% from three. Chucky Hepburn added 19 points and 4 assists, while Sean Pedulla contributed 16 points and 7 assists. J’Vonne Hadley grabbed 9 rebounds and scored 12 points, shooting 62.5% from the field.

Blue Devils Team Defense

Even with Duke’s defense giving up 78 points, they struggled to contain their opponent, who shot 50% from the field, including 55% on two-point attempts. The Blue Devils also allowed 9 threes on 22 attempts, a 40% success rate.

Duke sent their opponent to the line 27 times, where they converted 17 free throws, shooting 63%. The Blue Devils also gave up 12 offensive rebounds in the game.

Cardinals Team Defense

The Duke Blue Devils struggled defensively, giving up 78 points on 50% shooting from the field. They allowed their opponent to hit 55% of their two-point attempts, with 20 made shots inside the arc.

From three-point range, Duke’s defense allowed 9 threes on 22 attempts, a 40% shooting performance. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 27 times, where they converted 17 attempts. Duke gave up 12 offensive rebounds in the game.

Blue Devils vs Cardinals Trends

• When looking at their past three road matchups, Duke has an ATS record of 3-0 while averaging 67 per game. The team went 3-0 overall in these games.
• Through their last five home contests, the Cardinals offense has averaged 71 points per game while allowing an average of 78. Louisville posted an overall record of 1-4 while going 2-3 ATS.
• As the betting underdog, the Cardinals have an ATS mark of just 2-3 in their last five games. Louisville posted a straight up mark of 1-4 in these matchups.
• Against the spread, the Blue Devils have put together of 2-3 in their last five games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 3-2 straight up.

Blue Devils vs Cardinals Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +9.5, we have the Cardinals as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 144.5 and our model has the Blue Devils and Cardinals finishing with a combined 145 points. Our pick is to take the over.

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