It’s the Duke Blue Devils and the Orange of Syracuse Wednesday at the Carrier Dome. The Duke Blue Devils are red hot right now, as the winners of 7 straight games. The Blue Devils are moving their way to the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and are 22-5 overall. Duke is coming off a thrilling 5 point win at home over Wake Forest.
For the Orange of Syracuse, Jim Boeheim and his team need to find ways, and find them quickly. The Orange have dropped to 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and have lost three straight games. The Orange are 16-12 overall, including 14-3 at home. The Duke Blue Devils are -5 over Syracuse in the college basketball lines.
Duke at Syracuse Free Pick, Lines & TV Info
When: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 7 PM ET
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse
TV: ESPN
Stream: WatchESPNRadio: Duke / Syracuse
NCAAB Odds: Duke at -5
Why Bet on Duke?
The Duke Blue Devils have moved to the Top 10 in the Associated Press poll. The Blue Devils have won 7 in a row since losing at home to North Carolina State. The Blue Devils finish their regular season schedule with games against Miami, Florida State and North Carolina, before the start of the conference tournament.
Duke is scoring nearly 82 points per game. The Blue Devils have been great offensively, and pretty solid defensively, allowing just over 63 points per game. Luke Kennard and Grayson Allen are the top scorers for the Blue Devils, with 35 points per game combined between them. The Blue Devils will play in the NCAA Tournament for the 41st time in school history.
Why Bet on Syracuse?
Jim Boeheim and the Orange of Syracuse are in a must win situation. The Orange lost at Pittsburgh, at home to Louisville and at Georgia Tech. Syracuse has fallen to 7th in the conference, which is tied with Virginia. The Orange finish the regular season against Louisville and Georgia Tech following this game against Duke.
The Orange are led in scoring by Andrew White III. The guard is scoring just under 18 points per game. Syracuse as a team is scoring more than 76 points per game. Defensively, playing that zone defense, Syracuse is allowing teams to score just over 70 points per game.
Free Pick & Score Prediction
The Duke Blue Devils are playing great basketball right now. The way Duke is playing is much like many thought they would. The Blue Devils are getting great veteran play, and their young kids are really stepping up huge right now. Look for the Duke Blue Devils to play great on the road in this game, to keep pace in the conference standings.
Syracuse is running out of time. A long storied program is going to be in bad shape for the NCAA Tournament. It will be interesting to see how the Orange finish up the season. The final bet for this game is the Duke Blue Devils going on the road and winning. Take the Duke Blue Devils -5 over Syracuse on Wednesday in the ACC.
