{"id":20488,"date":"2010-03-20T15:14:40","date_gmt":"2010-03-20T20:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=20488"},"modified":"2010-03-20T15:14:40","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T20:14:40","slug":"cal-golden-bears-vs-duke-blue-devils-south-regional-predictions-lines-200310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/cal-golden-bears-vs-duke-blue-devils-south-regional-predictions-lines-200310\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Bears vs. Blue Devils | Free Pick + Preview (Mar. 21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cal Golden Bears vs Duke Blue Devils Predictions \u2013 SOUTH REGION ROUND 2 TOURNAMENT PICKS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CappersPicks \u2013 College Basketball Tournament Game Previews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking for the #1 Internet gambling &amp; College basketball handicapping info site on the WWW? Get the best\u00a0<a href=\"\/ncaab\/\"><strong>College Basketball Picks<\/strong><\/a> in the industry to help you win more when you bet on College Hoops with CappersPicks.com.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR TOP COLLEGE BASKETBALL HANDICAPPERS \u2014\u2013&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We invite you to check out our Sponsor Sportsbook \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.commissionaccount.com\/processing\/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_3953b_1052\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>$20.00 Mobile Free Bet + Reduced Juice Fridays<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Team records:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duke &#8211; 30-5 SU, 19-13-2 ATS<br \/>\nCalifornia &#8211; 24-10 SU, 20-13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duke vs California Odds<\/strong><br \/>\nDuke in installed as the definitive favourite at -6.<br \/>\nCal +6<br \/>\nOver\/Under:  149<br \/>\nMoneyline: Cal +220, Duke -260<\/p>\n<p>This second round matchup will take place in Jacksonville, FL. at 5:15PM on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>There is no recent matchup history between these teams.<\/p>\n<p>I should start by admitting I am one of those people who is not very fond of Duke.  I took great pleasure when they were spanked by Georgetown on national television but since that time they have only lost once and are looking better and better.<\/p>\n<p>The trio of Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler is super productive and hard to stop.  They all average better than 17ppg and beat you from all over the floor.  What has been most impressive lately though is the emergence of frontcourt players Brian Zoubek and Miles Plumlee.<\/p>\n<p>They offer the Blue Devils good size up front but more importantly they free up Singler from having to do all the dirty work.  This is the best Duke team in a while.<\/p>\n<p>I am not sure it is championship calibre&#8230;I guess we will find out soon.<\/p>\n<p>Cal was fairly impressive in eliminating Louisville in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>The backcourt of Jerome Randle and Patrick Christopher combined for 38 points, a very good total but one they will likely have to exceed to beat the Blue Devils.  Although Duke&#8217;s big three prefer the perimeter the Blue Devils are likely to look to exploit Cal&#8217;s lack of size inside. <a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.commissionaccount.com\/processing\/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_3953b_1052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.commissionaccount.com\/processing\/impressions.asp?btag=a_3953b_870\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sports Betting at Sportsbook.com\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jamal Boykin is Cal&#8217;s leading rebounder but at only 6&#8217;8&#8243; he will have trouble bothering Zoubek or Plumlee.<\/p>\n<p>If ever there was a game they needed Max Zang to step up it would be this one.  He is 7&#8217;3&#8243; but doesn&#8217;t play very much or very well.<\/p>\n<p>If I were coach Montgomery I would start him to see if the nod of confidence brings out his A game&#8230;but this is unlikely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>California is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games<br \/>\nDuke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games<br \/>\nBlue Devils are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 NCAA Tournament games.<br \/>\nBlue Devils are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 NCAA Tournament games as a favorite.<br \/>\nGolden Bears are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 neutral site games.<br \/>\nGolden Bears are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Atlantic Coast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Blue Devils vs. Golden Bears CBB Pick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cal drew a tough bracket as Duke is perfectly suited to stymie their perimeter oriented attack and take advantage of their lack of size. However, they are well coached and their backcourt of Randle and Christopher are looking good.  The Bears will challenge throughout but in the end come up a little bit short.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score prediction: <\/strong>Duke 79 &#8211; California 75<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010 Bracketology (Click Links Below To View Each March Madness Bracket)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/midwest-regional-bracket-matchups-picks-140410\/\"><strong>MIDWEST Bracket (St. Louis)<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/west-regional-bracket-matchups-picks-140410\/\"><strong>WEST Bracket (Salt Lake City)<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/east-regional-bracket-matchups-picks-140410\/\"><strong>EAST Bracket (Syracuse)<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/south-regional-bracket-matchups-picks-140410\/\"><strong>SOUTH Bracket (Houston)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gamblers looking for the best online\u00a0<a href=\"\/blog\/category\/ncaa-basketball\/\"><strong>free Round 2 march madness picks<\/strong><\/a> and 2010 bracket predictions? 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