Duke Blue Devils versus Michigan St Spartans Pick Prediction NCAA Tournament College Basketball Odds Preview 3-29-2013
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The 27-8 Michigan St Spartans from the Big Ten conference will face the 29-5 Duke Blue Devils from the ACC conference in a Sweet Sixteen NCAA college basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Indiana is scheduled for 9:45PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The NCAA Tournament college basketball odds from this Sweet Sixteen game have the Duke Blue Devils favored by -2 points with an over under line of 134 points. These two storied schools last met during the 2011-12 season with Duke posting the 74-69 neutral court victory as a -7 point betting favorite. The game finished over 139 ½ points at Madison Square Garden.
Michigan St kicked off play in the NCAA Tournament with a second round 65-54 victory against Valparaiso Crusaders as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. They come off a Round of 32 70-48 victory against the Memphis Tigers as a -5 ½ point favorite. The game finished under 130 ½ points. The Spartans broke it open in the second half by outscoring Memphis 38-19 in victory. They shot 50% from the floor and made 4 of 16 from three. Michigan St crushed the Tigers on the glass by a 41-25 margin. The team held Memphis to just 29.7% shooting with 5 of 23 from beyond the arc. Gary Harris led Michigan St with 23 points and three boards as he made 6 of his 9 shots with 4 of 7 coming from three. The Spartans rank in the top ten percent of college basketball in all three key categories which are points allowed per game, field goal and three point shooting defense. Michigan St allows just 58.8 points a game.
Duke began play in the NCAA Tournament with a second round 73-61 victory against the Albany Great Danes as a -18 ½ point betting favorite. They punch their ticket into the Sweet Sixteen following a 66-50 victory in the Round of 32 against the Creighton Blue Jays as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 146 points. The Blue Devils ran away with the game in the second half as they outscore the Blue Jays 37-27. They survived a 38.8% shooting game and hit on 7 of 20 threes. Duke had six more rebounds than Creighton and win because they held the Blue Jays to just 30.2% shooting with a miserable 2 of 19 from three point distance. Rasheed Sulaimon led the Blue Devils with 21 points and five rebounds making 5 of his 9 shots with 8 of 10 from the free throw line. Duke ranks in the top fifteen of college basketball in three key areas of offense which are points per game, field goal and three point shooting. They average 77.8 points a game.
The NCAA Tournament college basketball odds from this Sweet Sixteen game have the Duke Blue Devils favored by -2 points with an over under line of 134 points. These two storied schools last met during the 2011-12 season with Duke posting the 74-69 neutral court victory as a -7 point betting favorite. The game finished over 139 ½ points at Madison Square Garden.
Michigan St kicked off play in the NCAA Tournament with a second round 65-54 victory against Valparaiso Crusaders as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. They come off a Round of 32 70-48 victory against the Memphis Tigers as a -5 ½ point favorite. The game finished under 130 ½ points. The Spartans broke it open in the second half by outscoring Memphis 38-19 in victory. They shot 50% from the floor and made 4 of 16 from three. Michigan St crushed the Tigers on the glass by a 41-25 margin. The team held Memphis to just 29.7% shooting with 5 of 23 from beyond the arc. Gary Harris led Michigan St with 23 points and three boards as he made 6 of his 9 shots with 4 of 7 coming from three. The Spartans rank in the top ten percent of college basketball in all three key categories which are points allowed per game, field goal and three point shooting defense. Michigan St allows just 58.8 points a game.
Duke began play in the NCAA Tournament with a second round 73-61 victory against the Albany Great Danes as a -18 ½ point betting favorite. They punch their ticket into the Sweet Sixteen following a 66-50 victory in the Round of 32 against the Creighton Blue Jays as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 146 points. The Blue Devils ran away with the game in the second half as they outscore the Blue Jays 37-27. They survived a 38.8% shooting game and hit on 7 of 20 threes. Duke had six more rebounds than Creighton and win because they held the Blue Jays to just 30.2% shooting with a miserable 2 of 19 from three point distance. Rasheed Sulaimon led the Blue Devils with 21 points and five rebounds making 5 of his 9 shots with 8 of 10 from the free throw line. Duke ranks in the top fifteen of college basketball in three key areas of offense which are points per game, field goal and three point shooting. They average 77.8 points a game.