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Duke basketball freshman Cooper Flagg is still the can’t-miss prospect he has been for the last two years as he skyrocketed up NBA mock drafts to become the assumed No. 1 pick next spring. That doesn’t mean his game is without its flaws. ESPN’s Jeremy Woo spoke with a horde of NBA scouts and executives […]

Duke Blue Devils freshman Cooper Flagg has been the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft since before he even committed to play in Durham. Now that he has a few months of Duke basketball under his belt, not much has changed. ESPN’s Jeremy Woo spoke with NBA executives who have been monitoring […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has grown into one of the most unique talents on the NBA floor for his clutch scoring and arguably sporting the best handles the game has ever seen. The expectations have been sky-high ever since Irving was selected first overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, so his latest signature sneaker, […]

Following a hard-fought defeat at the hands of the Duke Blue Devils over the weekend, the Louisville Cardinals were looking for an emphatic bounce-back at the expense of the UTEP Miners. However, first-year head coach Pat Kelsey’s squad was in for a much tougher fight than many would’ve expected, as they narrowly held off their […]

As expected, No. 4 Duke basketball came away with a blowout 72-46 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night against the Incarnate Word Cardinals. Although the final score strongly suggests a one-sided affair, it was not the case in the entire contest. The Cardinals stubbornly kept up with Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils […]

Duke looks to continue their winning streak as they host Incarnate Word. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Incarnate Word-Duke prediction and pick. Incarnate Word comes into the game sitting at 5-4 on the year. After losing their opening game of the year, they would win three straight games. Still, […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-Louisville prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Duke-Louisville. The college basketball season is constantly giving us interesting matchups. On Sunday, there are some big-time games in the late-afternoon and early-evening time slots. One is UConn-Texas. An hour after that game begins, this […]

The Auburn basketball team lost a close one against Duke on the road on Wednesday night as they fell 84-78. Both the Tigers and the Blue Devils look like national-title contenders to start the year, but it was Duke that got the best of Auburn in this matchup. It was a good game as it […]

As the Duke basketball team beat the Auburn Tigers, 84-78, led by another productive performance from star Cooper Flagg, it was the other freshman in Isaiah Evans who broke out. Duke basketball team Jon Scheyer would speak about Evans’ performance Wednesday night as fans have been waiting to see more playing time for the five-star […]

While the focus of Duke basketball’s win over the Auburn Tigers will be on star Cooper Flagg, it is important to also mention the performance of freshman Isaiah Evans. Flagg himself would say he was “proud” of Evans after the game for his outing Wednesday night as the guard spoke about after the breakout game. […]

It was another productive night for Duke basketball star Cooper Flag in the win over the Auburn Tigers on Wednesday night, 84-78, as it garnered a response from head coach Jon Scheyer. While Flagg would compliment Duke basketball guard Isaiah Evans, he also spoke about his performance that anchored the ninth-ranked team in the country […]

The Wednesday night slate of college hoops was a special one as there were numerous big matchups between top-25 teams, and the biggest game was arguably between #2 Auburn and #9 Duke. The Tigers and the Blue Devils have both looked like national title contenders early this season, and this matchup did not disappoint. The […]

The Duke Blue Devils had already dropped a pair of games to ranked opponents this year, one to Kentucky and one to Kansas, but on Wednesday night, they had the opportunity to secure what could be viewed as arguably the best win of the season thus far… a victory over the 2nd-ranked, Maui Invitational winning […]

The Duke Blue Devils basketball team has yet to prove themselves against tough opposition in the 2024-25 season; in fact, the much-ballyhooed Cooper Flagg is coming off a major struggle in Duke’s loss to Kansas last week. But on Wednesday night, Duke showed why they entered the season with much hype as they took down […]

In his first (and probably only) season of college basketball, Duke star Cooper Flagg has had no shortage of national exposure early in the season. Duke basketball has played an absolutely loaded non-conference schedule that has exposed Flagg to the best of the best around the college basketball landscape. His early results have been mixed. […]

It is the SEC-ACC Challenge as Auburn visits Duke. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Auburn-Duke prediction and pick. Auburn enters the game sitting at 7-0 on the year. After opening the year 4-0 with a win over Houston, they would play three great games at the Maui Invitational. It […]

The Auburn Tigers might be No. 2 in the men’s college basketball AP Poll, but Bruce Pearl’s squad has overtaken Duke as national championship favorites. Fresh off their title win at the Maui Invitational, Bruce Pearl’s group is 7-0 with victories over Houston, Iowa State, North Carolina and Memphis. FanDuel gives them +850 odds to […]

Cooper Flagg is currently projected to be a top pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He dominated at the high school level, taking the Gatorade Player of the Year honors, averaging 16.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game and is now starring for Duke basketball. He continued to make waves this summer after […]

Duke basketball freshman Cooper Flagg has quickly become one of the most talked-about players in college basketball, but former NBA star Gilbert Arenas remains unconvinced about Flagg’s potential as a high-level prospect. While Flagg has impressed with his early highlights and versatile play, Arenas argues that he doesn’t see him becoming a superstar at the […]

We’re back once again to continue our College Basketball betting predictions and picks with coverage of this upcoming tilt. The Seattle U Redhawks (2-4) will visit the No. 11 Duke Blue Devils (4-2) in an exciting matchup on ESPN. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Seattle U-Duke prediction and pick. Seattle U is […]

The 2024-2025 college basketball season has been the Cooper Flagg show through the first month but the Duke freshman has been quietly surpassed by another rising star in the betting market. After being the favorite to win the 2024-2025 John Wooden Award for all of November, Flagg is no longer the first name according to […]

Just seventeen days after knocking off the North Carolina Tar Heels by three points, the Kansas Jayhawks eked out another three-point win over one of the ACC’s best on Tuesday night, as they defeated the Duke Blue Devils by the final score of 75-72 in Las Vegas. While there were storylines aplenty heading into this […]

Duke basketball sensation Cooper Flagg earned some big-game redemption when he scored 24 points in a road win against Arizona last Friday, but he still had plenty to prove entering Tuesday’s collision with No. 1 Kansas. His costly turnovers in a loss to Kentucky a couple weeks ago are still on top of mind for […]

The No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks proved to be too much for Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils. On Tuesday, Duke basketball tasted its second defeat of the season, as the ACC powerhouse fell prey to Bill Self’s Jayhawks via a score of 75-72 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Blue Devils weren’t completely […]

Almost three weeks after taking down North Carolina at Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas basketball (6-0) outlasted the other prominent program in the Tar Heel State. The Jayhawks dug deep and defeated the dynamic Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils, 75-72, in Terry’s Chocolate Vegas Showdown on Tuesday. Beyond the actual outcome, what is most impressive […]

The Duke basketball program faced one of its most challenging matchups of the 2024 season against the No. 1-ranked Kansas Jayhawks just before Thanksgiving. The contest did not disappoint. Duke battled back from an early deficit and nearly stole the victory, but Kansas put the Blue Devils away 75-72. The loss did not stop fans […]

One of the greatest coaches in men’s college basketball history still has plenty of love for the program he manned for more than 40 years. Mike Krzyzewski, commonly referred to as Coach K, is watching the Duke basketball Blue Devils battle the Kansas Jayhawks in Terry’s Chocolate Vegas Showdown in T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday night. […]

Cooper Flagg has been ticketed by many to be the next big thing in the world of basketball, as the Duke Blue Devils forward can do it all — defend at a high level, handle the rock with confidence, and tip the scales in his team’s favor by being a walking mismatch problem. However, Flagg […]

Arguably the biggest game of the young 2024 NCAA basketball season will be taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The number one ranked Kansas Jayhawks will be taking on the biggest name in college basketball: Cooper Flagg and his Duke Blue Devils. The matchup will be taking place in the Vegas Showdown, and in this […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas-Duke prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas-Duke. The Kansas Jayhawks have already faced North Carolina this season. Now they face the other blueblood program in the ACC, the Duke Blue Devils. Kansas got off to a slow start in that game […]

If the Cooper Flagg effect was not already in full swing, it will be on Tuesday. With Flagg and Duke set to take on No. 1-ranked Kansas in Terry’s Chocolate Vegas Showdown, NBA scouts are already in Las Vegas to witness the game in person. It is common for scouts to want to watch a […]

Duke men’s basketball freshman and presumptive No. 1 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg swept the ACC awards this week, winning conference player of the week and freshman of the week after the Blue Devils’ road win at Arizona. The Blue Devils defeated the Wildcats, 69-55, on Friday night behind 24 points from Flagg. Just five […]

It is still early in the 2024-2025 college basketball season but Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is already expected to be the consensus No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. Performances like the one Flagg had against No. 17-ranked Arizona only boost that case. In their fifth game of the season, Duke improved to 4-1 […]

Behind 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists from freshman phenom Cooper Flagg, the Duke Blue Devils scored a 69-55 win over the Arizona Wildcats on Friday night in Tucson in a rare early-season matchup between top 25 programs not played at a neutral site. After the game, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd took the time to […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-Arizona prediction and pick. Arizona lost a tough game the last time they played against Wisconsin, while Duke managed to recover against Wofford after losing to Kentucky previously. Arizona is 2-1 this season after wins against Canisius and Old Dominion, but they lost to […]

The Duke Blue Devils were reeling from a disappointing loss to the Kentucky Wildcats during which star freshman Cooper Flagg committed late game blunders that contributed to the loss. Duke had a chance to bounce back and erase the bitter taste of the loss against Wofford on Saturday, which they did by a score of […]

MaliqDuke looks to rebound from their loss to Kentucky as they host Wofford. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wofford-Duke prediction and pick. Wofford comes into the game sitting at 1-2 on the year. They opened up with a win over Division II Erskine. Since then, they have lost two […]

The Duke basketball team suffered its first loss of the 2024-25 season last night, and while there are plenty of areas to address throughout the season, Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer is focused on one problem, in particular, within the program: cramping. During the 77-72 loss to Kentucky last night, Duke center Khaman Maluach was […]

No. 6 Duke basketball lost a heartbreaker to No. 19 Kentucky 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday. With 12 seconds left in regulation and the score tied at 72, Kentucky junior guard Otegah Oweh stole the ball from Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg, was fouled in transition and made the go-ahead free throws to […]