Duke vs Delaware 11/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (1-1) vs. Duke Blue Devils (2-1)
November 18, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Duke Blue Devils -22.5 / Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens +22.5; Over/Under: +144.5
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The Delaware Blue Hens and the Duke Blue Devils meet in college basketball action from Cameron Indoor Stadium on Friday night.
The Delaware Blue Hens come into this game looking to rebound from a 75-71 loss to Air Force last time out. Jameer Nelson Jr. leads the Blue Hens in scoring with 18 PPG along with 5 RPG while Jyare Davis has 17.5 PPG with a team-high 3 APG to lead the Blue Hens in assists along with 4.5 RPG. Ebby Asamoah also has 10.5 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Delaware so far this season. Cavan Reilly also has 9 PPG while Christian Ray’s averaging a team-high 12 RPG this season. As a team, Delaware is averaging 74.5 PPG on 40.7% shooting from the field, 32% from three and 71.2% from the foul line this season.
The Duke Blue Devils will try to bounce back from a 69-64 loss to Kansas in their last game. Jeremy Roach and Kyle Filipowski each have a team-high 14 PPG with Roach logging a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Dukies in assists while Filipowski is averaging a double-double per game with his team-high 12 RPG this season. Mark Mitchell has 12.7 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Duke up to this point in the year while Ryan Young also has 9.7 PPG and 6 RPG this season. As a team, Duke is averaging 73 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field, 28.2% fro three and 69.8% from the foul line this season.
Delaware is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS loss. Duke is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
I get the case to be made for an underdog in some spots when getting a boatload of points, but this is not one of them. Duke has been picking up their play in recent games and I think the Blue Devils are finally getting everything clicking at the right time despite the loss to Kansas. All in all, there’s just too much of a talent gap here to consider the points. Give me Duke in a beatdown.
