It will be a battle between two of the nation’s top scoring offenses when the No. 7-ranked Duke Blue Devils (6-1) take on the Indiana Hoosiers (5-2). The game gets underway at 9:15 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and can be seen on ESP and ES3.
The Blue Devils dismantled Utah State 85-52 on Sunday. Grayson Allen had 22 points, five rebounds, and two assists for Duke. The Hoosiers, meanwhile, are coming off a 112-70 win over Alcorn State on Monday. James Blackmon Jr. led the game in scoring with 33 points on 11-for-15 shooting.
Duke is an eight-point favorite against Indiana and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is 162 points. The Blue Devils have gone 6-1 Straight Up (SU) and 2-4 Against The Spread (ATS). The Blue Devils have no trouble scoring as they rank 32nd in the nation in offense with 85.4 points per game. Transitioning to the Duke defense, an area where the Blue Devils are particularly strong is shot blocking, where they average 5.9 blocks per game, 19th in Division I.
In the other locker room, Indiana has a SU record of 5-2 and an ATS record of 3-4. They sport the 14th-ranked scoring offense in the country, averaging 88.3 points per game. The Hoosiers are an excellent long-range shooting team with 79 three-point shots made (11.0 per game), ranking eighth in Division I. The Hoosiers are one of the top teams in the country at finding the open man with an average of 19.3 assists per game. Moving on to the Indiana defense, it averages 9.1 steals per game, good for 26th in the nation.
This game will be the first meeting for Duke and Indiana in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Duke, ATS Winner – Ind, O/U – Over
Notes
Duke is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games.
Duke is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home.
Indiana is one of the top-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 88.3 points per game (ranked 14th). Duke, on the other hand, allows 70.1 points per game (ranked 156th).
The Duke Blue Devils rank ninth for their offensive rating of 123.8. The Indiana Hoosiers have a defensive rating of 96.6 (ranked 100th).
The Indiana Hoosiers average 72.6 possessions per game and 1.217 points per possession. The Duke Blue Devils earn fewer possessions with 69.0, but they score more points with 1.238.
The Duke Blue Devils rank higher based on their field goal percentage (43rd) than their effective field goal percentage (51st), while the Indiana Hoosiers rank the same for both metrics (second).
Ranked 12th in the nation, Indiana has an average of 19.3 assists per game. Duke ranks lower at 260th with 12.0.
Duke ranks 62nd in offensive rebounding. Indiana ranks 169th in defensive rebounding.
On average, Duke forces a turnover rate of 19.9%. When Indiana turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 4-1 record.
