PREMIUM
KANSAS-DUKE: UNDER 149
(NCAAB) Jayhawks (KU) vs. Blue Devils (DUKE),
Total: 149.00 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 149.00 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
Betting Trends: The under is 15-4-1 in Duke's last 20 games and 22-13 in its last 35 games.
Duke is an elite defensive team (1st in defensive efficiency) and the tallest team in college basketball (every rotation player is at least 6-foot-5). It has rebounded the ball well defensively (20th in defensive rebounding rate) and should handle a KU team that's just 296th in offensive rebounding rate. Kansas has struggled to hit shots from the perimeter, as Zeke Mayo and others have been underwhelming from three, and Duke is holding its opponents to 25.8% from beyond the arc.
On the other end, Kansas ranks 14th in adjusted defensive efficiency. It defends the perimeter well, too, (27.3% opponent 3PT%) and has held opponents to a 44.2% eFG%. The Blue Devils have not flashed as much offensively, which isn't surprising with three freshmen playing significant minutes. They are also slow-tempo, ranking 220th in adjusted tempo.
I believe we'll have a tightly-contested game between two bluebloods that will result in fewer than 149 total points.
Duke is an elite defensive team (1st in defensive efficiency) and the tallest team in college basketball (every rotation player is at least 6-foot-5). It has rebounded the ball well defensively (20th in defensive rebounding rate) and should handle a KU team that's just 296th in offensive rebounding rate. Kansas has struggled to hit shots from the perimeter, as Zeke Mayo and others have been underwhelming from three, and Duke is holding its opponents to 25.8% from beyond the arc.
On the other end, Kansas ranks 14th in adjusted defensive efficiency. It defends the perimeter well, too, (27.3% opponent 3PT%) and has held opponents to a 44.2% eFG%. The Blue Devils have not flashed as much offensively, which isn't surprising with three freshmen playing significant minutes. They are also slow-tempo, ranking 220th in adjusted tempo.
I believe we'll have a tightly-contested game between two bluebloods that will result in fewer than 149 total points.