Duke at Arkansas odds, picks and predictions
The Duke Blue Devils (5-1) and Arkansas Razorbacks (4-3) meet Wednesday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:15 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Duke vs. Arkansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Blue Devils are coming off an underwhelming 80-62 win over Southern Indiana on Friday. While Duke was never threatened, it also did not come close to covering a 37.5-point spread. Against Power 6 foes, Duke is 1-1 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS), falling to Arizona at home, while topping Michigan State in a neutral-floor affair. The Under is 2-0 in those 2 battles.
The Razorbacks are on a 2-game slide, falling to North Carolina and Memphis in the past 2 games on a neutral floor in the Bahamas. Arkansas is on an 0-6 ATS skid, too, while it has cashed the Over in 6 of 7 games overall this season.
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Duke at Arkansas odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:33 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Duke -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Arkansas +172 (bet $100 to win $172)
- Against the spread (ATS): Duke -5.5 (-105) | Arkansas +5.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 149.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Duke at Arkansas picks and predictions
Prediction
Duke 82, Arkansas 73
Moneyline
Duke (-210) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that's quite expensive, especially for a road team in this ACC/SEC Challenge.
Instead, AVOID, and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
DUKE -5.5 (-105) is a better play instead.
While Duke has a rather unimpressive 3-3 ATS mark overall, it has picked up an impressive win and cover against Michigan State as a single-digit favorite.
On the flip side, Arkansas +5.5 (-115) has struggled mightily after opening the season in the rankings. It has proven it isn't quite ready for prime time, losing marquee matchups to North Carolina and Memphis at the Atlantis Resort, and it also suffered a head-scratching home setback to UNC Greensboro, too. It's only win in a Power 6 battle was a neutral-floor win in OT over Stanford. The Hogs are on an 0-6 ATS skid since covering the opener against Alcorn State.
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Over/Under
OVER 149.5 (-110) might be the best play on the board.
The Over has cashed in 6 of 7 games overall, including those 2 losses to UNC and Memphis.
Duke has cashed in 2 of the past 3 games overall, although it did see the total go low in its only 2 battles against Power 6 conference teams so far. Duke should be able to get out and run, piling up the points against Arkansas.
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