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NCAA basketball betting action sees the Duke Blue Devils taking on the UCONN Huskies Thursday December 18th at IZOD Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Cappers Picks provides free NCAA basketball handicapping tips all season long.

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Duke Blue Devils (9-0)vs. UCONN Huskies (4-3)
Venue/ Stadium: IZOD Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Time/Date: 8 PM EST Thursday, December 18, 2014
NCAAB Betting Odds
NCAAB Betting Point Spread: DUKE -10.5
NCAAB Betting Over/Under Odds: OFF
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Duke Blue Devils vs. UCONN Huskies Preview

On the season Duke is 6-3 ATS and they have an O/U record of 4-3 and UCONN is 1-4 ATS and they have an Under record of 2-2.

This game is being held at a neutral site.

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In their last games UCONN beat Coppin State 106-85 and Duke beat Elon 75-62.

Duke has won 13 straight and 20 of 21 all-time at the Izod Center and they are a big 10.5-point favorite tonight facing a UCONN team that snapped their 3-game losing streak with a win in their last game.

UCONN is 11-8 all time at the Izod Center.

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Prized freshman Jahlil Okafor has lived up to all his expectations at Duke so far in his young career being one of the leaders in the nation in FG% and is averaging 18 ppg and 9 rpg. He will be tested tonight by UCONN 7’ C Amida Brimah, who is a great defensive player and one of the leaders in the nation in blocks per game.

The Blue Devils were rusty in their win over Elon since they had not played in 12 days. Okafor had a solid game, but the G duo of Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones only combined for 11 points.

The Huskies shot the 3 well in this win over Coppin State, but in their 3-game losing streak before that they only hit 8 of their 44 3-pointers.

Ryan Boatright leads UCONN in scoring and against Copping State he went for 22 points.

If UCONN loses tonight it will be the first time since the 1986-1987 season that they have lost 4 non-conference games.

UCONN must play solid D tonight facing a Duke team that ranks 4th in the nation in scoring and 3rd in team FG%. They have to play good D, as they only rank 188th in the nation in points per game.

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Duke has won all 9 of their games this season by at least 10 points.

NCAAB Betting Trends

* Duke is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 non-conference games.
* Duke is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* UCONN is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a S.U. win.
* UCONN is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
* UCONN is 36-17 ATS in their last 53 neutral site games.

4*Cappers NCAAB Free Pick

I picked Elon to cover facing Duke, but the Blue Devils shook the rust off in that game and for this one they will play well winning and covering the spread.

Check out our Updated College Basketball Betting Odds.

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