Here’s how we’re betting Thursday’s contest between Duke and Oral Roberts, which tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET on CBS.
After a slow start to the season, Duke turned it on over the last month to win nine straight games to secure an ACC title and a top-five seed in theGiant killer Oral Roberts, which has already made waves on this stage and is looking for its second surprise run in the tournament in three seasons.Duke vs. Oral Roberts pickOver the last few weeks, it feels like everyone has fallen in love with Duke amid the team’s nine-game win streak ahead of Thursday’s tournament opener.
It’s easy to see why: the Blue Devils rank second in T-Rank’s power rating since Feb. 14 with top-10 efficiency on both ends when adjusted for competition. This team has still turned it over at a high rate with subpar rebounding rates over that stretch, but Duke is finally hitting shots from deep while keeping its opponents from doing the same .Yes, this team is talented, but it’s also ripped off this run against mostly lousy competition in the ACC, which is in the midst of a down swing and featured multiple teams that crashed and burned late in the year.
It’s also fair to wonder whether those shots will continue to fall for a Duke team that, on the season, ranks 196th in 3-point percentage with just one starter shooting better than 35% from deep.That leaves this group mighty susceptible to an upset bid against a team with elite shooting and enough experience to weather the inevitable Blue Devil runs.
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