The Clemson Tigers (14-4, 3-4 ACC) and No. 12 Duke Blue Devils (14-4, 5-2 ACC) meet at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday at 4 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze'FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Clemson vs. Duke odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
One week ago, Duke entered into their home matchup with Pitt as a 12.5-point favorite, but it was the Panthers who escaped Durham with an 80-76 victory. The Blue Devils were without senior G Jeremy Roach and sophomore F Mark Mitchell, their 2nd- and 3rd-leading scorers respectively as they were dealing with injuries. Jon Scheyer’s group rebounded this past week by taking down lowly Louisville 83-69, barely failing to cash ATS (-14.5).
Clemson has won 2 of their last 3 games after dropping 3 straight ACC games to start the year. Senior C PJ Hall is 2nd in the conference in scoring (19.7 ppg) and blocks per game (2.1). Hall was the leading scorer in last year’s matchup between Clemson and Duke at Littlejohn Coliseum with 26 points. The Blue Devils did not hit a shot in the final 5 minutes of that game as the Tigers cashed as a 1-point favorite, prevailing 72-64.
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