Duke vs. Michigan State odds, picks and predictions
The Duke Blue Devils (1-1) and Michigan State Spartans (1-1) meet Tuesday at the United Center in Chicago. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Duke vs. Michigan State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Duke opened the season with a 92-54 victory against Dartmouth on Nov. 6, before suffering a 78-73 loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Arizona in a ranked battle on Friday night as a 5.5-point favorite as the Under (156) cashed.
Michigan State was stunned in the opener by James Madison at Breslin Center as a 16.5-point favorite on Nov. 6. Sparty bounced back with a 74-51 win over Southern Indiana, although it didn't come close to covering the 32-point number, opening 0-2 against the spread (ATS) so far.
Duke is No. 9 and Michigan State is No. 19 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll.
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Duke vs. Michigan State odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:37 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Duke -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Michigan State +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Against the spread (ATS): Duke -3.5 (-110) | Michigan State +3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 141.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Duke vs. Michigan State picks and predictions
Prediction
Duke 74, Michigan State 69
Moneyline
DUKE (-165) is worth playing as it looks for the bounce back in Chicago against Michigan State (+140).
The Blue Devils have won 8 of the past 10 meetings between these college basketball titans, including an 85-76 victory in the NCAA Tournament in the most recent meeting on March 20, 2022, in Greenville, S.C. This will be the 1st meeting between Duke coach Jon Scheyer and MSU coach Tom Izzo.
Against the spread
DUKE -3.5 (-110) is the play to get the win by more than 2 buckets in Chitown. Both of the teams have already taken a loss, but losing to Arizona is no shame, while Michigan State +3.5 (-110) losing to James Madison is a lot more inexplicable.
The Blue Devils are deep with Kyle Filipowski, Mark Mitchell, Tyrese Proctor, Jeremy Roach, etc., and it will be too much for the Spartans to handle. Plus, Michigan State's perimeter game has been horrific in the first 2 games, hitting just 16-of-56 (28.9%) from downtown.
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Over/Under
OVER 141.5 (-110) is worth a look, but play it lightly.
While both of these teams have split the Over-Under through the 1st 2 games so far, the total has cashed in 6 of the past 8 meetings in this series.
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