The Pittsburgh Panthers (12-2) travel to face off against the Duke Blue Devils (12-2) on Tuesday, January 7th. This game will be played at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Pittsburgh Panthers vs Duke Blue Devils

The Panthers Are Coming Off A Win

Pittsburgh improved to 12-2 on the season with an 83-68 win over Stanford on Saturday. The Panthers were favored by 9.5 points and covered the spread, while the game’s total points of 151 narrowly exceeded the over/under line of 149.5.

Leading 38-30 at halftime, Pittsburgh scored 45 points in the 2nd half and allowed 38 to secure the win at home.

The Blue Devils Are Coming Off A Win

Duke improved to 12-2 on the season with an 89-62 road win over SMU on Saturday. The Blue Devils entered the game as 8-point favorites and covered the spread, while the total points of 151 went over the pre-game line of 148.5.

After leading 41-32 at halftime, Duke clamped down defensively in the second half, allowing just 30 points while scoring 48 of their own to pull away for the win.

Panthers Offense Breakdown

Pittsburgh’s offense was clicking in their last game, putting up 83 points on 56.4% shooting from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 61.8%, thanks in part to hitting 66.7% of their two-point attempts. From beyond the arc, they connected on 36.8% of their shots, going 7-for-19.

The Panthers were nearly perfect from the free-throw line, making 14 of 15 attempts for 93.3%. Ishmael Leggett and Maxime Raynaud each scored 21 points, with Raynaud hitting 3 of 5 threes. Leggett went 9-for-13 from the field, though he missed all 4 of his three-point attempts.

Blue Devils Offense Breakdown

Duke’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their latest game, putting up 89 points with a 53.2% field goal percentage. They connected on 62.9% of their two-point attempts and hit 40.7% from beyond the arc, leading to an effective field goal percentage of 61.3%.

Cooper Flagg led the way with 24 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 58.3% from the field and hitting both of his three-point attempts. Boopie Miller added 21 points, knocking down 3 of 5 from deep, while Tyrese Proctor contributed 14 points, hitting 4 of 7 from three-point range.

Panthers Team Defense

Despite Pittsburgh’s defensive struggles, they managed to hold their opponent to 68 points. However, they allowed a high field goal percentage of 56%, with the opposing team shooting 31/55 from the field.

The Panthers gave up 66% shooting on two-pointers, with the other team hitting 24/36. From beyond the arc, Pittsburgh’s opponent shot 7/19, or 36%. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 15 times, where they converted 14 attempts for 93%.

Blue Devils Team Defense

Despite Pittsburgh’s defensive struggles, they managed to hold their opponent to 68 points. However, they allowed a high shooting percentage, with the other team hitting 56% of their shots, including 66% from two-point range.

From beyond the arc, Pittsburgh’s opponent shot 36%, making 7 of 19 attempts. They also excelled at the free-throw line, converting 14 of 15 tries. Pittsburgh gave up 10 offensive rebounds in the game.

Panthers vs Blue Devils Trends

• Although Pittsburgh has a straight up record of 2-1 in their last three road games, they have not held up as well vs. the spread going 1-2. The team averaged 70 points per game in these games.
• In their last ten games at home, the Blue Devils have a straight up record of 8-2 while going 8-2 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 77 points per game in these contests.
• In their last three games as the betting underdog, the Panthers have a straight up record of 1-2 and an ATS mark of 2-1.
• In their last three games as the betting favorite, the Blue Devils have a strong straight up record of 3-0. In addition, their ATS record was 2-1 in these scenarios.

Panthers vs Blue Devils Prediction

For a pick on the point-spread in this Blue Devils vs. Panthers matchup, our bet is to grab the Panthers at +14.5. Even though our projections have the Blue Devils winning 76-70, we see the Panthers as the play on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 143.5, and our model predicts the Panthers and Blue Devils to score a combined 146 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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