Duke Blue Devils vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12/16/2020 NCAAB Tips, Predictions & Odds

Duke Blue Devils vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12/16/2020

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Duke Blue Devils	-3.5 (-110)	147 o (-110)	-196
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	+3.5 (-110)	147 u (-110)	+174

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Duke Blue Devils

Duke Blue Devils hold a 2-2 overall record and this is their first conference game. The Blue Devils lost their last game against Illinois Fighting Illini with a final score of 83-68. Duke is holding the 21st rank in the country, but they have room for improvement. The leading scorer is Matthew Hurt with an average of close to 19 points per game. From the rebounding department, the Blue Devils are turning towards Hurt once per game with eight-plus boards per game. When it comes to assists, Jordan Goldwire has taken the lead with close to four assists.

Players to watch: M. Hurt F (GP 4 MIN 31.8 PTS 19 REB 8.3 AST 0.8 STL 0.8 BLK 0.5 TO 0.8 FG% 53.8 FT% 73.3 3PT% 40.9), D. Steward G (GP 4 MIN 30.3 PTS 11.8 REB 4 AST 3 STL 1 BLK 0.5 TO 2.8 FG% 41.5 FT% 85.7 3PT% 35), J. Johnson F (GP 4 MIN 23.8 PTS 11.5 REB 8.3 AST 1.8 STL 1 BLK 2 TO 3.3 FG% 54.3 FT% 50 3PT% 33.3).

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Fighting Irish is holding the same 2-2 record on the season. The Fighting Irish defeated Kentucky Wildcats in their last game with a final score of 64-63. Prentiss Hubb is the leading scorer with an average of close to 22 points and four assists. When it comes to rebounds, Nate Laszewski takes the lead with close to 10 boards. Notre Dame is shooting at 44.1 percent with their overall attempts and is touched 41.6 percent from the three-point radar.

Players to watch: P. Hubb G (GP 4 MIN 37.5 PTS 21.3 REB 4 AST 4.3 STL 1.3 BLK 0.3 TO 4 FG% 40.3 FT% 80 3PT% 41.7), N. Laszewski F (GP 4 MIN 36.3 PTS 16.5 REB 9.5 AST 0.3 STL 0.8 BLK 0.3 TO 2 FG% 61.8 FT% 76.2 3PT% 57.1), D. Goodwin G (GP 4 MIN 38.8 PTS 13 REB 6 AST 2.5 STL 1 BLK 0.3 TO 1.3 FG% 44.4 FT% 80 3PT% 36.4).

Trends

Duke Blue Devils

Duke is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Duke’s last 20 games.
Duke is 12-5 SU in their last 17 games.
Duke is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games against Notre Dame.
Blue Devils are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games against Notre Dame.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame is 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Notre Dame’s last 7 games.
Notre Dame is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Notre Dame’s last 8 games against Duke.
Notre Dame is 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home.