Duke vs. Pitt Betting!
This season Duke is 12-8 ATS with an O/U record of 8-11 and Pitt is 7-9-1 ARS with an O/U record of 11-5.[ad-4468020]
Duke Blue Devils vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Preview
Venue/ Stadium: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Time/Date: 7 PM EST Monday, January 27, 2014
NCAAB Odds
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Pitt -4
Over/Under: OFF
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ATS Matchup Stats | Gambling Insight!
This season Pittsburgh is 12-0 at home and Duke is 1-2 on the road.
In their last games Duke beat Florida State 78-56 and Pitt beat Maryland 83-79.
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The 20th ranked Pittsburgh Panthers host the 18th ranked Blue Devils in the first ever ACC match up between these 2 teams. Pitt came over from the Big East last season and they have gotten off to a great start in ACC play at 6-1.
Pitt ranks 2nd in the ACC behind Duke (81.6) in points per game (76.4) and 1st in field goal percentage (48.8) and assists (17.0).
Duke only shot 30.5% from the floor in the win over Florida State, but shot the 3 well (8/20), made 34 of their 43 free throws, and had 27 offensive boards. Getting to the free throw line will be key for each team, as both were solid in their last games at getting easy points from the charity stripe.
Pitt’s only loss of the season came on the road facing 2nd ranked Syracuse, which was their only game this season facing a ranked team. Duke is 1-2 this season facing top 25 teams.
Pitt leads the ACC in rebounding margin while Duke only ranks 10th Jabari Parker and Amile Jefferson will have to hit the boards tonight and not allow the Panthers to dominate the glass.
Parker has 2 straight double-doubles and the star freshman will have to play well tonight for Duke to win and get back to .500 on the road.
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Duke’s defense really has to key on Pitt’s leading scorer in Lamar Patterson, who went for 28 points in the Panthers win over Maryland.
Duke cannot look past a legit Pitt team for their next game, which is HUGE facing 2nd ranked Syracuse.
Betting Trends
Duke is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall, 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Under record of 7-3 in their last 10 games following a ATS win.
Pitt is 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a S.U. win, 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games, and they have an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 games.
Jason’s Pick:
Duke has not looked great on the road this season and Pitt has been stellar at home, but I am still going with the Blue Devils in this conference match up.
They have a deeper and higher scoring team and Parker will have a good game leading Duke to a win and handing the Panthers their first home loss of the season.
Player Injuries
Duke
[G] 01/26/2014 – Quinn Cook injured last game, probable Monday vs. Pittsburgh ( Ankle )
[F] 12/06/2013 – Alex Murphy expected to transfer ( Undisclosed )
Pitt
[F] 01/12/2014 – Durand Johnson out for season ( Knee )
