Coach K is leading his last team at Duke, and he would love to go out on top cutting down the nets at the end of it all. Duke showed a different resolve in their tourney opening win that brought a six-game streak playing OVER the total to an end. I think we are going to see more of that commitment to the defensive end today vs. Michigan State. Michigan State is typically a very good and physical defensive team, and while they seemed to trend away from that during the season, they have returned in their last five games to be defensively tough. The Spartans have allowed 41.2% shooting in their last five games after previously allowing three straight opponents to shoot better than 50%. Tourney time means defense for the Spartans, and I look for an ugly game where points will be tough to come by. Back the UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 52% of the public bets were on Michigan State Spartans on the +1 ATS. And, 66% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Duke would win by a score of 73.9 to 69.4 with Duke winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Duke Blue Devils on the -4 ATS. And, 70% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Duke would win by a score of 73.8 to 69.2 with Duke winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on Duke Blue Devils on the -6.5 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Duke would win by a score of 76.9 to 70.7 with Duke winning on the moneyline, Michigan State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Michigan State at Duke
5:15 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on Michigan State Spartans on the +4 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Duke would win by a score of 78.0 to 77.7, Michigan State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 70% of the public bets were on Duke Blue Devils on the +6.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Michigan State would win by a score of 76.6 to 71.0 with Michigan State winning on the moneyline, Duke winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Duke at Michigan State
9:30 PM Eastern
Coach K. has a well-oiled system of generating the very best recruits in the nation year after year. He once again has a top-rated class and a lot of what happens on the court is up to freshmen. Sometimes it takes a while for things to come together. The Duke home loss as nearly a -30 point favorite portends some problems. Michigan State was ranked No. 1 at the beginning of the year and has equal talent and a lot more experience. They also beat a better Duke team in the Elite 8 last year with a lot of these same players. Duke is not ready for prime time on the road in this one. Play on Michigan State.
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