- Arizona has -122 odds and is a 1.5-point favorite over Duke.
- The point total for the game is set at 159.5 points.
TUCSON, Ariz. – The second leg of a home and home series between #12 Duke and #17 Arizona is set for a massive college basketball matchup on Friday Night. Arizona traveled to Duke last season and took care of business 78-73.
Duke vs. Arizona
- Moneyline: Duke (+102) vs. Arizona (-122)
- Spread: Arizona -1.5
- Total: 159.5
Fast track to Friday’s matchup, they have home court advantage and are listed on legal sports betting sites as a slight 1.5-point favorite.
Trust Arizona & The Experience
While there has been a tremendous amount of hype around Duke this season due to their stacked freshmen class, at the end of the day, they are still freshmen learning to play at the next level. That alone could haunt them early on in the season, especially against a very experienced Arizona team.
Three of Duke’s five starters are all five star freshmen players which includes the number one overall recruit in the country, Cooper Flagg. On the other side, Arizona has four of five starters that are all experienced and have played at least three seasons of college ball each.
Duke’s lack of experience has already shown against other high level competition this season as they lost 77-72 to then #19 Kentucky earlier in the year.
Too Low Of A Total
College basketball sportsbooks got this one wrong, plain and simple. 159.5 is just too low of a total for the caliber of offenses that are playing. Combined, Duke and Arizona put up 182.8 ppg thus far on the year. Duke is seeing six guys average a combined 71.2 ppg while Arizona has four putting up 10+ ppg. This is going to be an offensive showcase between some of the country’s best talent and bettors can expect a plethora of points.
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Samuel has been writing professionally for 4 years. He comes from a sports writing background where he enjoys writing mostly about basketball and football both professional and collegiate. He is a recent graduate of Florida State University where he majored in Editing, Writing and Media with a minor in Communications. During his free time, you can find him watching or playing sports as well as playing videogames and listening to music.
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