Duke at Arizona odds, picks and predictions

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The No. 10 Duke Blue Devils (3-1) and the No. 17 Arizona Wildcats (2-1) meet Friday at McHale Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Duke vs. Arizona odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.

The Blue Devils rolled up an impressive 86-35 victory against the Wofford Terriers last time out Saturday as a 24.5-point favorite at Cameron Indoor Stadium. While that’s all well and good, and Duke has 3 wins over the Maine Black Bears, Army Black Knights and Wofford by 24 or more points, the Blue Devils lost 77-72 to the No. 11 Kentucky Wildcats in Atlanta on a neutral floor which sticks out.

Arizona is licking its wounds after a 103-88 loss at the Wisconsin Badgers last time out, failing as a 4.5-point favorite. Arizona is 1-2 ATS in the past 3 outings, while the Over is 2-1 in those games. The good news is that Arizona has scored 88 or more points in all 3 games, but that 103 points allowed to Wisconsin is a concern.

Still, Arizona has won all 3 meetings against Duke since 2011, an NCAA Tournament victory. Arizona has covered all 3 of those games, too, with the Under cashing in each of the previous regular-season meetings in 2013 and 2023.

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Duke at Arizona odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 9:08 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Duke -108 (bet $108 to win $100) | Arizona -111 (bet $111 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Duke +1.5 (-118) | Arizona -1.5 (-104)
Over/Under (O/U): 160.5 (O: -114 | U: -106)

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Duke at Arizona picks and predictions

Prediction

Duke 86, Arizona 81

Moneyline

While Arizona (-111) has won the past 3 meetings since 2011, while holding a 6-4 all-time series lead, DUKE (-108) is worth playing as short ‘dogs in this clash of titans.

There is concern about the Blue Devils since they lost to Kentucky in their first marquee game of the season, but Duke played well at times in that game, and it only suffered a loss by 5 points. Arizona, on the other hand, got boat-raced at Wisconsin, and that’s a concern.

Against the spread

There is no sense playing Duke +1.5 (-118) catching this little bit of points, unless you’re absolutely convince the Blue Devils will win, but only by a single point.

PASS.

Over/Under

OVER 160.5 (-114) is worth a look in this titanic clash.

Duke averaged 98.0 PPG in the first 2 games against Army and Maine, but again, it cashed low in the neutral-floor battle against Kentucky.

For Arizona, the Over has cashed in 2 of 3 games, while allowing 103 points in its only game against a power conference team.

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