The Utah State Aggies will travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face off against the No. 6 Duke Blue Devils. Action gets underway at 12:30 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 29 and can be seen on ESU and ES3.
The Blue Devils had no trouble getting past Yale 80-61 on Wednesday. Matt Jones led all scorers on the team with 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting. The Aggies, meanwhile, are coming off an 81-55 win against Utah Valley on Tuesday. Lew Evans had a good performance and claimed his first double-double of the season, recording 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Duke is a considerable 16-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 152 points. The Blue Devils are looking to build on their records of 5-1 Straight Up (SU) and 1-4 Against The Spread (ATS). Duke has given up very few turnovers with an average of only 10.7 per game.
On the other side, the Aggies are a perfect 4-0 SU and 1-0 ATS so far. The Aggies are shooting lights out so far, with a .492 field-goal percentage that ranks 46th in Division I. The Aggies are an unselfish team with an average of 17.2 assists per game, ranking 42nd in Division I. Shifting to the other side of the court, the Aggies have one of the best opponent three-point field goal percentages in the country at .281.
Duke and Utah State will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Duke, ATS Winner – UtahSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Duke is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games.
Duke is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home.
Utah State won its last game by a 26-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Duke is 3-0. Utah State is 2-0 in blowouts this season.
The Utah State Aggies average 69.8 possessions per game and 1.111 points per possession. The Duke Blue Devils earn fewer possessions with 69.0, but they score more points with 1.239.
Utah State has an average effective field goal percentage of 54.8%. Duke is undefeated (2-0) when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Utah State ranks 42nd in assists, recording 17.2 per game. Duke performs worse at 265th with 11.8 assists per game.
Utah State, the 56th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 42.2 rebounds per game. Duke does worse, ranked 130th with 38.8.
Duke makes 8.0 steals per game. In games where it gives up 8 or more steals, Utah State is undefeated at 2-0.
