Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-15) vs. Duke Blue Devils (16-5)
February 7, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Duke Blue Devils -16.5; Over/Under: +134
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are riding a 6-game losing streak. The Duke Blue Devils look for a win after winning 10 of their last 12 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Duke Blue Devils prediction.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Preview
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish recently lost to Boston College, Virginia and Pitt. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are averaging 61.9 points on 40.1 percent shooting and allowing 65.5 points on 41.2 percent shooting. Markus Burton is averaging 16 points and 3.3 rebounds, while J.R. Konieczny is averaging 9.4 points and 5.7 rebounds. Braeden Shrewsberry is dishing 0.8 assists and Tae Davis is grabbing 5.2 rebounds. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are shooting 30.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.4 percent from the free throw line. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.7 rebounds per game. Notre Dame will play against Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Louisville after this game.
Duke Blue Devils Betting Preview
The Duke Blue Devils recently beat Clemson and Virginia Tech while losing to North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils are averaging 81.1 points on 48.4 percent shooting and allowing 68.4 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Kyle Filipowski is averaging 17.7 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Jeremy Roach is averaging 14.3 points and 2.4 rebounds. Jared McCain is the third double-digit scorer and Mark Mitchell is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The Duke Blue Devils are shooting 38.1 percent from beyond the arc and 73.6 percent from the free throw line. The Duke Blue Devils are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Duke Blue Devils prediction
The Duke Blue Devils are the more talented team, obviously, and have the ability to blow the doors off a bad Notre Dame team. However, this is a letdown spot for Duke after just playing North Carolina and the Blue Devils are just 10-11 ATS on the season, which includes failing to cover 6 of their last 8 games. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have quietly covered 6 of their last 10 games, and they hung around with Duke last month. This is a lot of points, and I do question the motivation for Duke. I’ll grab the points with Notre Dame on the road.
