Online Sports Betting – Blue Devils Look To Rebound Against Tigers

Online sports betting cappers know that the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils will try to bounce back from their third loss of the season when they host the Clemson Tigers on Wednesday night, with a potential ACC showdown against the No. 13 North Carolina Tar Heels looming this weekend. The defending national champions had their five-game ACC road win streak snapped in a 64-60 loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday.

Clemson Tigers @ Duke Blue Devils (4)
Wednesday March 2nd – 9:00 PM ET
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Broadcast: ESPN
Online Sports Betting Odds: Duke -12.5

The Blue Devils will try to rebound against a Clemson team that has won consecutive games against ACC opponents and four of their last six overall. The Tigers have struggled with consistency all year, but will hope to rip off three in a row when they play their lone meeting of the season against Duke.

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Online Sports Betting: What Clemson Will Have To Do To Win

The Tigers will win if they can find a way to stymie the Blue Devils’ offense the way that the Hokies were able to when they held Kyle Singler and company to under 40-percent shooting and a 4-for-20 mark from the field. Clemson has done an excellent job of holding its last two opponents to below 60 points in consecutive wins, including holding Wake Forest to just 49 in a 63-49 win. Demontez Stitt and Jerai Grant were the Tigers’ top scorers in the win, knocking down 14 each, with Stitt’s three second-half three-pointers the key.

Online Sports Betting: What Duke Will Have To Do To Win

Duke will win if they can get back to playing their game for a full two halves, rather than letting off the gas pedal the way they did once again against Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils scored just four points and allowed 15 during a 4.5 minute run that allowed the Hokies to build an insurmountable second half lead, and will need to avoid doing the same against Clemson. Kyle Singler was his normal self in the win, leading the team in both scoring and rebounding with 22 and 12 respectively, but will need more help from his supporting cast. Duke has shot 39.1-percent from beyond the arc this season, but has been particularly bad from three-point range in their three losses, shooting a combined 20-81.

Outlook & Online Sports Betting Pick

The loss to the Hokies pulled Duke back in to a tie with the Tar Heels for the top spot in the ACC, and if they are going to keep pace with North Carolina for the conference title they will need to make sure they don’t slip up again when they face the Tigers. This will be the lone meeting between these teams this season, and the Blue Devils should have no problem in their home finale.

Online Sports Betting Pick: Duke Blue Devils – 11.5