Halftime Report
Just one extra half stands between Duke and the win they have been favored to gather coming into this night. They’ve jumped out to a fast 43-36 lead towards Auburn.
If Duke retains enjoying like this, they’re going to bump their report as much as 6-2 very quickly. However, Auburn should make due with a 7-1 report until they flip issues round (and quick).
Who’s Taking part in
Auburn Tigers @ Duke Blue Devils
Present Data: Auburn 7-0, Duke 5-2
How To Watch
What to Know
The Duke Blue Devils will face off towards the Auburn Tigers at 9:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils are the slight favourite, however followers ought to be in for an thrilling match prone to go all the way down to the wire.
Duke took a loss once they performed away from residence final Tuesday, however their residence followers gave all of them the motivation they wanted on Friday. All the things went their means towards Seattle as Duke made off with a 70-48 victory. The Blue Devils have made a behavior of sweeping their opponents off the court docket, having now gained 4 matchups by 22 factors or extra this season.
Duke’s success was the results of a balanced assault that noticed a number of gamers step up, however Tyrese Proctor led the cost by scoring 13 factors. Kon Knueppel was one other key participant, scoring 11 factors plus two steals.
Duke was working as a unit and completed the sport with 18 assists. They simply outclassed their opponents in that division as Seattle solely posted six.
In the meantime, Auburn got here tearing into Wednesday’s sport with six straight wins (a stretch the place they outscored their opponents by a mean of 21.2 factors) they usually left with much more momentum. They got here out on high towards the Tigers by a rating of 90-76.
Auburn can attribute a lot of their success to Johni Broome, who dropped a double-double on 21 factors and 16 rebounds, and Dylan Cardwell, who made all 8 pictures he took racking up 18 factors plus six assists. The contest was Broome’s fourth in a row with a minimum of 22.4 factors. The group additionally obtained some assist courtesy of Chad Baker-Mazara, who went 5 for six en path to 14 factors plus 5 assists.
Duke’s win was their fourth straight at residence, which pushed their report as much as 5-2. As for Auburn, their victory bumped their report as much as 7-0.
Rebounding is prone to be an enormous issue on this contest: Duke has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 41.3 rebounds per sport. Nonetheless, it is not like Auburn struggles in that division as they have been averaging 37.3. With each groups battling to corral missed pictures, we’ll see if one group can seize an edge.
Duke beat Auburn 78-72 of their earlier assembly again in November of 2018. Will Duke repeat their success, or does Auburn have a greater sport plan this time round? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.
Odds
Duke is a slight 2.5-point favourite towards Auburn, in accordance with the newest school basketball odds.
The oddsmakers have been proper in step with the betting group on this one, as the sport opened as a 2.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.
The over/underneath is 147.5 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
Duke gained the one sport these two groups have performed within the final 6 years.
- Nov 20, 2018 – Duke 78 vs. Auburn 72
