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Duke Blue Devils vs. Syracuse Orange
The Duke Blue Devils and the Syracuse Orange will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Carrier Dome.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Devils as -5.5-point favorites versus the Orange, while the game's total opened at 152.
Syracuse lost its last outing, a 79-69 result against Fighting Irish on February 23. They failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog.
Duke was a 65-61 winner in its last match on the road against Cavaliers. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
Duke:
Team record: 24-4 SU,15-10-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Duke is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Duke's last 10 games on the road
Syracuse:
Team record: 15-13 SU,14-14 ATS
Syracuse is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Syracuse is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Syracuse's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Duke at Pittsburgh Tuesday, March 1
Syracuse at North Carolina Monday, February 28