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Duke basketball started off hot in March Madness with a one-sided beating of Oral Roberts in the first round. However, in the face of a stronger rival, they floundered and ended up getting embarrassed once again. The Blue Devils took on the Tennessee Volunteers in the second round and were quickly handed a return ticket […]

The five seed in the East Region, Duke, faces off against fourth-seeded Tennessee for the right to head to the Sweet Sixteen. It is time to continue our March Madness odds series with a Duke-Tennessee prediction and pick. Duke is coming in off of a route of Oral Roberts. Duke held Oral Roberts star player, Abmas, to only 12 […]

The Duke Blue Devils and head coach Jon Scheyer have been tasked with keeping the team among the elite of college basketball after a legacy of coaching from former head coach Mike Krzyzewski. They’re going to have to do that though without the services of one of their top recruits from the class of 2024 […]

The Duke Blue Devils made sure that they would win their first March Madness game post-Coach K era when they scored a convincing 74-51 win over the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Thursday night during the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament. Duke basketball is on a groove, having also just won the ACC tournament, […]

The Duke Blue Devils stay hot. The reigning ACC tournament champions kicked off their 2023 March Madness campaign with a comprehensive 74-51 victory Thursday night against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from Duke basketball in that win is how suffocating its defense remains. “Duke beat Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament […]

Throughout the history of March Madness, we’ve seen plenty of the best basketball teams in the amateur ranks. And while some of those teams have gone on to win the coveted NCAA championship, there are a handful of great college basketball teams who have failed to win it all. With that in mind, let’s take […]

Coming in fresh off winning conference championships, 12 seed Oral Roberts, winners of the Summit League, match up against five seeded Duke, the ACC Champion. It is time to continue our March Madness odds series with an Oral Roberts-Duke prediction and pick. Oral Roberts enters the game after a 30-4 regular season, including a perfect […]

Duke basketball is heading back to the NCAA Tournament as the no. 5 seed, and while that is good news for the program, former Blue Devils star and now Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero is confused by the seeding. Clearly, Banchero thinks Duke basketball should have ended up with a higher seeding than what they’re […]

The Duke Blue Devils showed their readiness for the NCAA tournament during an incredible run in the ACC tournament, which culminated in their 59-49 win over the Virginia Cavaliers to capture the conference tournament title right in the very first season of the post-Coach K era. Duke basketball also got a tremendous — and historic […]

The time has finally come for the Atlantic Coastal Conference to crown their champion for the 2022-23 season. After a hard fought tournament, two ranked giants emerge as the last teams standing in Greensboro. The No. 21 Duke Blue Devils (25-8) will take on the No. 13 Virginia Cavaliers (25-6) in a must-see championship game […]

An epic ACC showdown in the tournament semifinal will take place on this Friday evening as the Duke Blue Devils prepare to battle things out with the Miami Hurricanes. Join us for our ACC Tournament odds series where our Duke-Miami prediction and pick will be revealed. Fresh off of a convincing 96-69 victory over conference foe […]

The Duke Blue Devils have become an NCAA Tournament staple over the past few decades, and this year is a bit different with Coach K retiring at the end of last season. Duke is in the top 25 and headed for the NCAA Tournament, but the Blue Devils saw a scare during the ACC Tournament […]

When two-time NBA MVP and 2020 Defensive Player of the Year — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo — was taken with the 15th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, it was a risky move because he was drafted straight from his European club CAI Zaragoza. Nobody knew exactly what they would get from the […]

Conference Championship week rolls on, as the Pitt Panthers and Duke Blue Devils will square off in the Quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum. With that said, check out our college basketball odds series which has our Pitt-Duke prediction and pick. Pitt has turned in a solid season, going 22-10 before this quarterfinal […]

Historically one of the better basketball conferences in the nation, the ACC has plenty of valid contenders for the conference tournament crown by the end of the week. Without further ado, let’s check out our college basketball odds series where our ACC Tournament prediction and pick will be revealed. Capturing a conference tournament championship is an […]

Every basketball fan has at least once had a surreal dream involving a hoops icon like Michael Jordan. Maybe you’re draining a game-winning shot over him or throwing lobs to him as teammates on one of the 90s Chicago Bulls teams, but we’ve all let our minds fantasize about such a scenario at one time […]

The Duke Blue Devils doubled down on their mastery of fierce ACC rivals North Carolina Tar Heels, as they scored a 62-57 win in Chapel Hill Saturday night. That’s a fine way to end the regular season for Duke basketball, as that victory can also be taken as a sign of good luck for the […]

Legendary college basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski is no longer calling the shots for Duke basketball. He had coached the Duke Blue Devils for so long that it can still feel unreal up to this day not to see him drawing up plays and motivating the players from the sidelines. Duke basketball fans certainly miss […]

ESPN Primetime will feature a closely-contested college basketball game in the Atlantic Coastal Conference. The NC State Wolfpack (22-8) will visit Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the Duke Blue Devils (21-8). Both teams are neck-and-neck in the ACC standings. Check out our college basketball odds series for our NC State-Duke prediction and pick. The […]

The Duke Blue Devils are about to enter their first postseason without legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski in a long time. After the end of the 2021-2022 season, Coach K called it a career, and he rode off into the sunset as one of the greatest college basketball head coaches of all time. Duke is […]

The Louisville Cardinals (4-23) visit the Duke Blue Devils (19-8) on Monday night! Action tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Louisville-Duke prediction, pick, and how to watch. Louisville won their fourth game of the season on Saturday as they took down conference heavyweight Clemson to […]

For Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils, Durham is heaven. So far in the 2022-23 college basketball season, Duke basketball remains unbeaten in 13 true home games after the Blue Devils defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. As a result. Scheyer is now the all-time ACC record-holder for […]

It is down to five schools now for 5-star prospect Naasir Cunningham. The Overtime Elite forward only has the Duke Blue Devils, UCLA Bruins, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Memphis Tigers, and the Kansas Jayhawks to choose for where he will play in college, according to Charlie Parent of ZagsBlog. “Naas Cunningham, the No. 3 overall recruit […]

Two teams from the Atlantic Coastal Conference will clash in a feature matchup on ESPN’s Tuesday night of college basketball. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-15) will take on the Duke Blue Devils (17-8) as both teams look to finish the rest of the season strong. Check out our college basketball odds series for our […]

Officials in Saturday’s college basketball game between Duke and Virginia cost the Blue Devils a chance to win the pivotal ACC matchup in regulation. With the game tied 58-58, Duke basketball freshman Kyle Filipowski was fouled as time expired at the end of the second half. Instead of sending Filipowski to the free-throw line with […]

The Virginia Cavaliers have always been known as a sound defensive team even since Tony Bennett took control of the program. The Duke Blue Devils got reminded of that again in Saturday’s loss to Virginia basketball, whose suffocating defense played a huge role in the Hoos’ 69-62 overtime victory in Charlottesville. “Duke’s 22 turnovers in […]

The Duke Blue Devils take on the Virginia Cavaliers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Duke Virginia prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Duke Virginia. The Virginia Cavaliers finally looked like a top-tier team in recent days. They lost a tough game at Virginia Tech on a day when the […]

The ACC Conference heats up with this matchup of proven teams. The Duke Blue Devils (17-6) will take on the No. 23 Miami Hurricanes (18-5) in a game that’s sure to shake up the standings. Don’t miss the action live on ESPN! Check out our college basketball odds series for our Duke-Miami prediction and pick. The […]

Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils won a back-and-forth affair against the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday night, in the first game between the two since the retirement of legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski. The contest was defined by defense, with the Tar Heels not scoring for nearly four minutes to close out the […]

The Duke Blue Devils have had a decent season so far under first-year head coach Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils are currently 17-6 overall and sport an 8-4 record in ACC conference play. They are also currently on a three-game win streak with wins against Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and most recently on Saturday against […]

A meeting between Duke and North Carolina often has implications on national rankings, and certainly has a big impact on Atlantic Coast Conference standings in nearly all seasons. While neither the Blue Devils and Tar Heels are ranked in the Top 25 this season and they aren’t at the top of the ACC standings, Saturday’s […]

Duke basketball star Dariq Whitehead won’t be available to play against North Carolina on Saturday because of a leg injury. The Blue Devils had been hoping for a positive Dariq Whitehead injury update. Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer indicated earlier in the week that the standout freshman might be ready to make his return […]

The rivalry between Duke and UNC is being mentioned in the same breath as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox ahead of Saturday’s much-anticipated college basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.  Saturday’s game is the first Duke vs. UNC matchup since the ACC teams met in last year’s Final Four. ESPN’s Seth Greenberg […]

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-8) visit the Duke Blue Devils (15-6) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wake Forest-Duke prediction, pick, and how to watch. Wake Forest has lost three straight games but still sits at 6-5 and in eighth […]

Duke basketball legend Coach K and former star player Kyrie Irving shared a heartwarming reunion on Saturday ahead of the Brooklyn Nets-New York Knicks game, per Jomboy Media. Kyrie and Coach K pre game 💙 pic.twitter.com/tflNSFzquN — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) January 28, 2023 Coach K is one of the greatest college basketball head coaches of […]

If you look around the NBA, there are Duke alumni everywhere. In fact, 25 players from the Blue Devils are currently in the Association, including Orlando Magic phenom Paolo Banchero, who is surely a lock to win Rookie of the Year. And as Banchero explained recently to Basketball News, the Duke brotherhood played a huge […]

College Basketball action continues on ESPN as the Duke Blue Devils (14-5) travel to Blacksburg to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (11-8). Check out our college basketball odds series for our Duke-Virginia Tech prediction and pick. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has become the most hotly-contested conference in college hoops. Nine teams sit within three […]

The Duke Blue Devils take on the Clemson Tigers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Duke Clemson prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Duke vs Clemson. The Clemson Tigers have become an unexpectedly big story in this college basketball season. They are 6-0 in the ACC, leading Miami by one […]

The Pitt Panthers take on the Duke Blue Devils. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Pitt Duke prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pitt vs Duke. The Duke Blue Devils have to decide what kind of team they want to become this season. This journey has been a predictably rocky […]