MSU basketball listed as slight underdog vs. Duke

Michigan State basketball has opened as a slight underdog in their Champions Classic matchup against Duke on Tuesday

Michigan State basketball has opened as a slight underdog in their Champions Classic matchup against Duke on Tuesday.

The Spartans are listed as a 2.5-point underdog against Duke on FanDuel. That line was as of Monday morning.

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Both Michigan State and Duke enter this marquee matchup 1-1 on the year, with the Spartans losing their opener to James Madison and Duke falling against Arizona last week.

Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN.

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Duke listed as sizable favorite over Michigan State in NCAA Tournament matchup

The experts at Tipico don’t like Michigan State basketball’s chances at upsetting Duke in Sunday’s NCAA Tournament second round matchup

The experts at Tipico don’t like Michigan State basketball’s chances at upsetting Duke in Sunday’s NCAA Tournament second round matchup.

Michigan State is listed as a 6.5-point underdog against Duke in Sunday’s tilt. All betting lines are courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook.

Michigan State enters this game against Duke after narrowly beating Davidson in Friday’s first round matchup. The Blue Devils made easy work of their first round opponent Cal State Fullerton to advance to the second round.

Tipoff is scheduled for approximately 5:15 p.m. EDT and the game can be seen on CBS.

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