The Blue Devils are back on top of the polls after several teams joined them with a loss recently. \u00a0Funnily enough Duke is not at the top of their own conference, a spot occupied by Miami who has yet to lose in ACC play. <\/p>\n
#1 Duke Blue Devils (16-1) vs #25 Miami Hurricanes (13-3)<\/strong> ATS Matchup Stats<\/a> | Gambling Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Check out our in-house Handicapper!!! Buy Razor Ray’s Picks Today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The last time these two tangled Miami came out on top.<\/p>\n Not quite a changing of the guard but a signal that Duke better not overlook the Hurricanes, even though they play rival Maryland on the weekend.<\/p>\n In their loss to N.C. State Miles Plulee played all 40 minutes. \u00a0He had a solid game but to me it was a sign that Duke is suffering more from depth with Ryan Kelly out than expected. \u00a0The Hurricanes will be missing their best big in this one so perhaps it won\u2019t matter as much as it did in that game. \u00a0<\/p>\n Either way I like Amile Jefferson to continue to get minutes and provide production.<\/p>\n The more he plays the better he plays it seems.<\/p>\n Anytime you see a winning team like Duke as such a short favourite it gets your attention.<\/p>\n The fact is these guys win and they are good in the clutch.<\/p>\n They are a tough team to play catch up against because they make great decisions and shoot free throws really well too. \u00a0They are feeling a bit like an underdog too given the standings which makes them dangerous.<\/p>\n The Hurricanes are steadily building their program, making the state of Florida not just a football hotbed. \u00a0They have gotten off to a perfect start in conference play but their losses outside of the ACC put this program into question – Florida Gulf Coast \u00a0– really?.<\/p>\n Not to be overlooked though is that they have already won three road games in the league and have matched up well with Duke in the past. [ad-6571516]<\/p>\n When they beat Duke last year, big center Reggie Johnson was a monster with 27 points. \u00a0For all their length Duke just couldn\u2019t handle his bulk. \u00a0He is out putting a lot more pressure on Kenny Khadji whose instinct it is to drift away from the hoop. \u00a0He creates mismatches their offensively but isn\u2019t the same kind of presence on defense.<\/p>\n Center Julian Gamble is also a load and his production has increased with more playing time.<\/p>\n Miami is playing really well right now. \u00a0I wish Johnson was in the lineup to add presence but either way I think these guys are going to compete. \u00a0As long as they get off to a good start they will be a live dog all game long.<\/p>\n They can exploit some of the Blue Devils\u2019 weaknesses and are probably more athletic overall.<\/p>\n Spread Pick: \u00a0Miami +2.5<\/strong> Blue Devils vs Hurricanes CBB Basketball Spread\/Handicapping The Blue Devils are back on top of the polls after several teams joined them with a loss recently. \u00a0Funnily enough Duke is not at the top of their own conference, a spot occupied by Miami who has yet to lose in ACC play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":24128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1415],"tags":[57847,6986,1477,4631,2482,57846,1476,4210,4694],"class_list":["post-59457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-blue-devils-vs-hurricanes","tag-cbb-free-picks","tag-cbb-picks","tag-college-basketball-odds","tag-duke-blue-devils","tag-duke-blue-devils-vs-miami-hurricanes","tag-miami-hurricanes","tag-ncaa-basketball-lines","tag-ncaa-hoops-predictions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59457"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59494,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59457\/revisions\/59494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n Wednesday January<\/strong>
\n BankUnited Center – Coral Gables, FL<\/strong>
\n 7:00PM<\/strong>
\nMoneyline: \u00a0No ML currently listed<\/strong>
\n Spread: \u00a0Duke -2.5<\/strong>
\n O\/U: \u00a0No O\/U currently listed<\/strong><\/p>\nDuke<\/h3>\n
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Miami<\/h3>\n
\n O\/U Pick:<\/strong>
\n Score Prediction: \u00a0Miami 68 – Duke 64<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"