Duke College Basketball Betting Line Vs. Syracuse – February 18, 2023

Posted on February 17, 2023

The Syracuse Orange (16-10, 9-6 ACC) will try to continue a three-game winning run when hosting the Duke Blue Devils (18-8, 9-6 ACC) on February 18, 2023 at JMA Wireless Dome.

Duke is a slight 1.5-point favorite against Syracuse when the Blue Devils face off with the Orange on Saturday. The point total for the matchup is 140.5.

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Duke Betting Line, Matchup Info Vs. Syracuse

  • When: Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
  • Where: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York
  • How to Watch on TV: ESPN
  • Spread Favorite: Duke -1.5
  • Moneyline Favorite: Duke -122
  • Moneyline Underdog: Syracuse +101
  • Over/Under: 140.5 points

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Duke Betting Trends

  • The Blue Devils have won nine games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 17 times.
  • Duke has an ATS record of 8-11 when playing as at least 1.5-point favorites this season.
  • The Blue Devils have been favorites in 21 games this season and have come away with the win 17 times (81%) in those contests.
  • Duke has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -122.
  • The Blue Devils and their opponents have combined to hit the over 10 out of 26 times this season.
  • Duke’s 26 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 140.5 points eight times.
  • The Blue Devils have had an average of 135.7 points in their games this season, 4.8 fewer than this matchup’s total.

Duke Top Performers

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Kyle Filipowski 26 15.1 9.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0
Jeremy Roach 22 12.5 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.4
Tyrese Proctor 26 8.8 3.3 2.8 0.5 0.2 1.2
Mark Mitchell 26 8.5 4.3 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6
Dariq Whitehead 18 8.5 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.2 1.5

Duke Season Stats

  • Duke averages 71.4 points per game (183rd in college basketball) while allowing 64.3 per contest (38th in college basketball). It has a +184 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 7.1 points per game.
  • The Blue Devils pull down 37.7 rebounds per game (11th in college basketball) while conceding 29.5 per outing to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 8.2 boards per game.
  • In conference action, the Blue Devils put up fewer points per contest (70.2) than their season average (71.4).
  • Duke is surrendering 68.5 points per game this season in conference action, which is 4.2 more points allowed per game than its season average (64.3).
  • In terms of three-pointers, the Blue Devils’ offense has been better in ACC action this year, making 6.9 threes per contest and connecting on 33.3% of their shots from deep, compared to their season average of 6.7 threes per game with a 32.3% three-point percentage.
  • Duke posts 76.6 points per game at home, compared to 67.6 points per game in away games, a difference of 9.0 points per contest.
  • At home, the Blue Devils are giving up 11.6 fewer points per game (59.9) than on the road (71.5).

Duke Recent And Upcoming Schedule

Date Opponent Score Home/Away Spread
1/31/2023 Wake Forest W 75-73 Home -8
2/4/2023 North Carolina W 63-57 Home -3
2/6/2023 Miami L 81-59 Away +3.5
2/11/2023 Virginia L 69-62 Away +6
2/14/2023 Notre Dame W 68-64 Home -12
2/18/2023 Syracuse Away -1.5
2/20/2023 Louisville Home
2/25/2023 Virginia Tech Home
2/28/2023 NC State Home
3/4/2023 North Carolina Away

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Syracuse Betting Trends

  • Syracuse has covered 15 times in 26 games with a spread this year.
  • The Orange have covered the spread five times this year (5-3-1 ATS) when playing as at least 1.5-point underdogs.
  • Syracuse has won two of the nine games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Orange have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +101 odds on them winning this game.
  • Syracuse’s games have gone over the point total 15 out of 26 times this year.
  • Orange games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 140.5 points in 19 of 26 outings.
  • Syracuse has a 145.0-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 4.5 more points than this game’s point total.

Syracuse Top Performers

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Joseph Girard III 26 16.9 3.2 3.2 1.0 0.0 2.8
Judah Mintz 26 15.6 2.3 4.6 2.0 0.2 0.4
Jesse Edwards 26 14.3 10.3 1.6 1.1 2.7 0.0
Chris Bell 17 6.7 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.3
Chris Bunch 11 6.3 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.2

Syracuse Season Stats

  • The Orange outscore opponents by 4.2 points per game (posting 74.6 points per game, 116th in college basketball, and conceding 70.4 per contest, 197th in college basketball) and have a +110 scoring differential.
  • Syracuse grabs 33.7 rebounds per game (144th in college basketball), compared to the 34.0 of its opponents.
  • The Orange have averaged 0.9 fewer points in ACC games (73.7) than overall (74.6).
  • Syracuse concedes more points in conference action (71.5 per game) than overall (70.4).
  • In ACC play, the Orange average an equal amount of treys as they do overall (6.2), and their percentage from beyond the arc (36.0%) is higher than for the whole season (35.5%).
  • Syracuse is putting up more points at home (78.3 per game) than away (69.2).
  • The Orange concede 69.5 points per game at home, and 71.2 away.

Syracuse Recent And Upcoming Schedule

Date Opponent Score Home/Away Spread
1/28/2023 Virginia Tech L 85-70 Away +6.5
1/30/2023 Virginia L 67-62 Home +5
2/4/2023 Boston College W 77-68 Away -3.5
2/8/2023 Florida State W 76-67 Away -3.5
2/14/2023 NC State W 75-72 Home -1
2/18/2023 Duke Home +1.5
2/22/2023 Clemson Away
2/25/2023 Pittsburgh Away
2/28/2023 Georgia Tech Home
3/4/2023 Wake Forest Home

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