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Published: February 6, 2010
The Duke Blue Devils will try and get their act together on the road when they face the Boston College Eagles in a college basketball game on Saturday afternoon. Tip off time at Boston College is scheduled for 2PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on ESPN.
The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and the Duke Blue Devils opened up as an 8-point favorite with the over under coming in at 141 ½.
The early money from the college basketball betting public has come in on the road favorite, as the Duke Blue Devils are currently a 9-point favorite The total has not seen early movement from the college basketball betting public, as the total is currently lined at the opener of 141 ½.
Those looking to back the favored Duke Blue Devils on the money line will be dealt –400 odds with the home underdog Boston Celtics bringing back +325 to win this game without the point spread a factor in the wager.
These teams are making their second meeting of the regular season. It was the Duke Blue Devils with a 79-59 blowout home victory over the Eagles as a 16-point favorite back on January 13th. Duke was able to convert on over 46% of their shots in victory. Both teams were ice cold from the three-point line with the Blue Devils hitting on just 8.3% and the Eagles a miserable 10% from beyond the arc.
The Duke Blue Devils sits with a 16-4 record on the season. The team has had problems on the road in ACC play with losses at NC State and Georgia Tech on the highway. Their last road game was a non-conference game against Georgetown last week where they fell 89-77. Duke bounced back from their loss with an 86-67 home victory over Georgia Tech as a 12-½ point favorite. Junior forward Kyle Singler is coming off an excellent game in the teams win over the Yellow Jackets with 30 points on 9 of 17 from the field and 8 of 10 from beyond the arc.
Boston College sits with a record of 12-10 and just 3-5 versus ACC opponents. Boston College has lost 5 of their past 7 games with two of those losses coming on their home court. The Eagles are coming off a 61-57 home loss as a 1-point favorite against Florida St last Saturday. They allowed the Seminoles to hit on over 46% from the field in their loss. Leading scorer Joe Trapani is coming off a 7 of 11 shooting night in the teams’ loss to Florida St. The junior forward is hoping to improve on his 2 of 7 shooting performance in the teams first meeting with Duke.
Trend: Boston College is 3-1 ATS in their past 4 meetings
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