The Clemson Tigers (10-4 overall, 4-4 ACC) visit the Duke Blue Devils (6-5, 4-3) for a Saturday matinee (12 p.m. ET) at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Below, we analyze the Clemson-Duke college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Clemson at Duke: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Clemson +240 (bet $100 to win $240) | Duke -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Clemson +6.5 (-110) | Duke -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 134.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Clemson at Duke: Three things to know
- Clemson dropped out of this week’s Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll after suffering three straight losses (by an average margin of 24 points) from Jan. 16-23. The Tigers were undone by 53.1% shooting from 3-point range over those three games (and in high-frequency doses: 27 attempts per game). Clemson allowed 80-plus points in all three games; the Tigers had held foes to just 57.6 points per game before that stretch. CU rallied with a 54-50 win over Louisville Wednesday.
- The Blue Devils snapped a three-game losing streak with a 75-68 home win against Georgia Tech Tuesday. The Duke defense held the Yellow Jackets to 43.8% from the floor, the Devils’ best mark since Dec. 4. Duke’s three-straight losses were on the road. The Devils are looking to keep some momentum going at home where they’ve won three in a row.
- Tiger F Aamir Simms is coming off a 16-point, nine rebound game against Louisville. The 6-foot-8 senior leads Clemson in scoring (12.0 PPG), rebounding (5.9 per game), and assists (2.4 per game) and is shooting 52.0% from the field.
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Clemson at Duke: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Duke 67, Clemson 63
Money line (ML)
Clemson downed Duke, 79-72, in last year’s lone meeting. That snapped a four-game series losing streak for the Tigers. CU got a lift on the offensive glass in that game, which was played in Clemson, S.C. That facet of the game has gone missing for the Tigers of late (7.0 offensive rebounds per game in last six), and so has CU’s ability to win away from home (1-3, 0-4 against the spread).
A young Duke team is getting healthier, but the price here is out of whack: PASS.
Against the spread (ATS)
The Blue Devils are 1-6 ATS over their last seven games as a home favorite. Slow-tempo, defense-first teams have been a blind spot for Duke this season. Enough so to make for a slight edge on a CLEMSON +6.5 (-110) play.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Over is 6-1 in Clemson’s last seven games and 4-2 in Duke’s last six. But CU is scuffling of late from 3-point range. And peg the Devils as giving the defensive end more focus as the season heads into February and beyond.
The strongest play in this one is the UNDER 134.5 (-110).
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