The NC State Wolfpack (22-8, 12-7 ACC) square off with the Duke Blue Devils (21-8, 12-6) Tuesday. Tip from Cameron Indoor Arena is at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the NC State vs. Duke odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Jon Scheyer became the winningest first-year coach in Duke history with the Blue Devils’ 81-65 victory over Virginia Tech Saturday. A win Tuesday would make him the third Division I coach to go undefeated at home in his first season, joining Jim Boeheim and John Calipari.
Duke will be looking to avenge an 84-60 loss to NC State on Jan. 4. The Blue Devils lost that one outright as 5.5-point favorites as the Under (145) connected.
NC State averages 78.7 points (31st in the nation) and will be looking to once again take advantage of a Duke defense that allows 63.9 points per game (31st). Duke scores just 72.2 points per game (166th) thanks in part to its remarkably bad 3-point shooting (33.7%, 212th). If the Blue Devils want to pull off the historic victory, the 3-point shot will need to fall.