Southern Indiana at Duke odds, picks and predictions
The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1-5) head to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils (4-1) on Friday at 6 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook lines around the Southern Indiana vs. Duke odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Southern Indiana dropped their 5th game of the season 67-56 on Monday to the Bucknell Bison. They did not cover the 2.5-point spread and went under the 141.5 total. Junior F Jack Mielke was the only starter in double figures with 14 points, shooting 4 of 8 from behind the arc. The Screaming Eagles have struggled to score points, averaging just 63 per game.
Duke, which is No. 9 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, won their 3rd game in a row 95-66 on Tuesday over the La Salle Explorers. The Blue Devils covered the 25-point spread and went Over the 144 total. Sophomore G Tyrese Proctor led the way with 22 points while freshman F Sean Stewart had a double-double (16 points and 10 rebounds) off the bench.
These teams have never faced each other on the basketball court.
- Rankings courtesy of the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll.
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Southern Indiana at Duke odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:49 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board.
- Against the spread (ATS): Southern Indiana +36.5 (-110) | Duke -36.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 146.5 (O: -111 | U: -115)
Southern Indiana at Duke picks and predictions
Prediction
Duke 96, Southern Indiana 58
Moneyline
PASS.
Obviously you can't bet this because the line is not posted and I doubt it will. The moneyline would be too astronomical to even think about placing a bet down on this. You should look to the spread or total if you want to bet this game.
Against the spread
BET DUKE -36.5 (-105).
I would typically not recommend betting a spread this big but these teams are on completely different levels of play. It's not even fair to the Screaming Eagles to be on the same court with this Duke team. It will be a blood bath from start to finish especially since it's in front of the Cameron Crazies.
Duke has already won games by 29, 30 and 38 points this season. All of those teams are better than this Southern Indiana squad.
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Over/Under
PASS.
My lean is to the Over, but I'm going to stay away. Duke will hold up their end of the bargain, but it's Southern Indiana that I worry about. They only shoot 41 percent from the field and under 30 percent from beyond the arc.
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