The Jacksonville Dolphins and the No. 8 Duke Blue Devils open their seasons Monday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Jacksonville vs. Duke school odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Dolphins of Jacksonville roll into Cameron Indoor Stadium and will be a trivia answer: “Who was the first opponent to face Duke under new coach Jon Scheyer”?
JU is a difficult first opponent for anybody, too. The Atlantic Sun Conference’s West Division regular-season leader allowed just 59.3 points per game (PPG) last season — the 4th-best mark in the nation — while holding opponents to 39.6% from the field and 29.5% from behind the 3-point line. Both of those marks were 23rd or better in the country.
Duke lost 4 players to the 1st round of the 2022 NBA Draft, not to mention legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski. However, Scheyer, like Coach K, has simply reloaded by adding several high-profile recruits and through the transfer portal. However, two big-name recruits are dealing with injuries. C Dereck Lively (calf) is questionable to play, and SF Dariq Whitehead (foot) is out indefinitely. But this new-look Blue Devils team will still be chock full of talent.
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Jacksonville at Duke odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:25 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Jacksonville +800 (bet $100 to win $800) | Duke -1600 (bet $1,600 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Jacksonville +17 (-110) | Duke -17 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 139.5 (O: -110| U: -110)
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Jacksonville at Duke picks and predictions
Prediction
Duke 69, Jacksonville 55
Moneyline
The home team should secure the victory Monday, but there’s no value on Duke (-1600) to pick up the outright win.
PASS.
Against the spread
Often times we get these early-season matchups with a high-profile team like Duke -17 (-110) and a supposed cupcake team, and everyone jumps on the name it knows.
However, JACKSONVILLE +17 (-110) is a sound play here. Coach Jordan Mincy had his team playing tremendous defense last season, and he returns 6 players from a squad that won 21 games. G Kevion Nolan wasn’t a McDonald’s All-American, but he is an experienced player that will give the high-profile Blue Devils recruits a run for their money.
Over/Under
UNDER 139.5 (-110) is the play here.
Jacksonville played lockdown defense last season, and it is extremely deliberate on offense, using the shot clock to its fullest. In fact, JU will likely remind a lot of Blue Devils faithful of ACC team Virginia in the way it handles itself.
Duke has a lot of high-profile incoming talent, but it usually takes some time for even big-time recruits to jell in game situations. Jacksonville actually has more experience playing together, and it will show early on, as JU dictates the tempo somewhat.
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