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Pittsburgh Panthers vs Duke Blue Devils Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Cameron Indoor Stadium — Durham, NC

Article updated Jan 20, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Pittsburgh Panthers are on the road playing the Duke Blue Devils at the Cameron Indoor Stadium stadium on Saturday, 1/20/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. Duke is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Pittsburgh Panthers are on the road playing the Duke Blue Devils at the Cameron Indoor Stadium stadium on Saturday, 1/20/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. Duke is the betting favorite opening at -12 and the current line is Duke -13.

Panthers vs Blue Devils Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Blue Devils to win tonight's game by 5 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Pittsburgh Panthers to cover the 13 point spread and the total to go over 142 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Pittsburgh 77 to Duke 82

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Pittsburgh Panthers and Duke Blue Devils, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw players predict Duke Blue Devils to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Duke will win straight-up is 91%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be PITT 58, DUKE 84.

OddsShark 's prediction is Duke will win, pittsburgh will cover, and the total will go over.

66% picked Duke Blue Devils on Covers.com

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Pittsburgh Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 237, Pittsburgh is ranked #105 in offense (scoring an average of 77.44 per game), #63 in defense (allowing an average of 66.06 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-7 (8-8-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Panthers hit an average of 43.12% of their field goals (ranked #269) and 68.47% of their free throws (ranked #279) and makes an average of 33.77% of their three pointers ranked #183 in the NCAAB). They average 40.19 rebounds per game (ranked # 37) and average 14.56 offensive assists and 10.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 110 and 29 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Pittsburgh allows an average of 40.76% field goals (ranked #65) and 76.12% free throws (ranked #353 in the NCAAB) The Panthers allow an average of 28.07% of the three pointers (ranked #13) and averages 34.25 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.25) Finally, the Panthers average 12.56 defensive assists and 12.31 turnovers per game (ranked # 166 and 192 respectively).

Duke Key Betting Stats

Duke Blue Devils has a power ranking of 38 and are #29 for offense (scoring an average of 82.00 per game), #62 for defense (giving up an average of 66.06 points per game) and 13-3 (9-7 ATS) overall. Pittsburgh went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Duke.

For offense, the Blue Devils hit an average of 48.49% of their field goals (ranked #29) and 74.63% of their free throws (ranked #69) and makes an average of 37.83% of their three pointers (ranked #32 in the NCAAB). They average 36.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 193) and average 16.63 offensive assists and 9.19 turnovers per game (ranked # 31) and 8 respectively).

On defense, Duke allows an average of 42.87% field goals (ranked #160) and 69.29% free throws (ranked #96 in the NCAAB) The Blue Devils allow an average of 33.63% of the three pointers (ranked #219) and averages 31.94 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 31.94) Finally, the Blue Devils average 12.75 defensive assists and 13.38 turnovers per game (ranked # 178 and 106 respectively).

Betting Summary

Duke has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Pittsburgh Panthers to cover the 13 point spread and the total to go over 142 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Panthers vs Blue Devils archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Panthers vs Blue Devils matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Pittsburgh Panthers+550 → +600Moved
  • Moneyline · Duke Blue Devils-910 → -848Moved
  • Spread · Pittsburgh Panthers+12 (-110) → +12 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Duke Blue Devils-12 (-110) → -12 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over143 (-110) → 143 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under143 (-110) → 143 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Pittsburgh Panthers
13-20 matchup record · 2-7-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Duke Blue Devils
35-3 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-20T11:36:42.918Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Pittsburgh Panthers and Duke Blue Devils, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-09Duke Blue Devils 75 · Pittsburgh Panthers 53
  • 2023-03-09Pittsburgh Panthers 69 · Duke Blue Devils 96
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Pittsburgh Panthers defeated Duke Blue Devils 80-76

Pittsburgh Panthers defeated Duke Blue Devils 80-76 on January 20, 2024, a 4-point decision in the series. Pittsburgh Panthers' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 38-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded Pittsburgh Panthers +12 (-110) spread, Pittsburgh Panthers covered, while the 156 combined points finished over the recorded total of 143.

SportsJaw editorial picks

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Tipster picks

No graded public tipster picks were recorded for this matchup.