Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets versus Duke Blue Devils ESPN TV ACC Conference Tournament Final College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 14, 2010 by admin · No Comments

It will be the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets facing the Duke Blue Devils in the finals of the ACC conference tournament on Sunday afternoon. Tip off time at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina is set for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the Duke Blue Devils opening up as 6 ½ point betting favorites with the over under coming in at 136.

The money came in early from the bettors on the side of the favorite, as the Duke Blue Devils are 9 ½ point betting favorites. The total has seen the early movement upward, as the total is lined at 137 ½ for the bettors to wager into.

Those liking the favored Duke Blue Devils on the money line will have to lay –550 odds with the underdog Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets returning +425 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points.

These ACC clubs will be meeting for the third time this regular season. It was the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets with the 71-67 home victory back on January 9th as a 7-½ point underdog on January 9th. Duke had a poor night from three in defeat hitting on just 6 of 28 in defeat. In the rematch at Duke on February 4th it was the Duke Blue Devils with the blowout 86-67 victory as a 12 ½ point betting favorite. Duke controlled the glass in victory with a 40-32 rebounding advantage.

Duke sits with an overall record of 27-5 and is in line for a possible #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils have won 10 of their past 11 games. They began play in the ACC Tournament with a 57-46 victory over Virginia in the quarterfinals. The Blue Devils held the Cavaliers to just 32% shooting. In the semifinals it was the Blue Devils with the 77-74 victory over the Miami Florida Hurricanes. Duke had a nice shooting game hitting on 48% of their shots. Duke won the game on the glass with a 34-23 rebounding edge in victory. Forward Kyle Singler had a solid game hitting on 8 of 15 shooting with 27 points.

Georgia Tech is in line for an automatic bid and they most likely will need to win to get into the NCAA Tournament as they sit with a 21-11 overall record and 7-9 in ACC conference play. They will be playing their fourth game in four nights. They opened play in the ACC Tournament with a 62-58 come from behind victory over North Carolina in the first round. They held the Tar Heels to just 33.3% shooting. In the quarterfinal round it was the Yellow Jackets with a 69-64 upset victory over the Maryland Terrapins as a 4-point underdog. In the ACC semifinals it was the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets with the 57-54 victory over the North Carolina St Wolfpack. The Yellow Jackets limited the Wolfpack to just 30.6% shooting in victory. Derrick Favors led the Yellow Jackets with 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting in victory.

Trend: Duke is 5-1 to the under in their past 6 games

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