Duke Blue Devils (8-3) vs Queens Royals (6-8)
2023-12-30 14:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Duke Blue Devils -27 -- Over/Under: 159
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The Queens Royals and Duke Blue Devils face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Cameroon Indoor Stadium. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Queens vs Duke prediction.
Queens Defense Hasn’t Been Good Enough
Queens offense has been good all season, but the defense hasn’t been good enough, and it will need to be a whole lot better. Queens sits with a 6-8 record overall and they really struggled in the last game. Queens scored 79 points in the last game against Clemson, but the defense gave up 109 points and that led to the defeat. Queens on the season is averaging 80.7 percent from the field and 81.3 percent from behind the three point line. AJ McKee is averaging 17 points while shooting 40.8 percent from the field and 27.6 percent from behind the three point line. In this game, the defense is going to need to step up in a big way here.
Duke Offense Has to be Excited
Duke comes into this game with an 8-3 record overall in the ACC standings with the same record as Wake Forest, but they have to feel good about their chances to score heading into this game. In the last game against Baylor, Duke scored 78 points and they ended up winning by eight points. Duke shot 49 percent from the field. Jared McCain put up 21 points, three assists, and two rebounds. There were five different players that put up at least 10 points. Duke on the season is averaging 81.3 points while their defense is giving up 66.5 points per game. In this game Duke is going to try and push the pace and really put on a show against Queens.
Queens vs Duke Betting Prediction
This game is going to be higher scoring. Queens gave up 109 points in the last game and they are going to really struggle again in this game to defend. Duke is averaging 81.3 points per game and they are going to have a bigger game here. Duke uses a balanced attack and they should get close to that 109 point mark here. Queens is averaging 80.7 points per game and they are going to find offensive success here. This game is going to be higher scoring and the over is going to cash here.
