The Duke Blue Devils can expect this matchup with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to be more competitive than the last meeting.
Georgia Tech looks to avenge a sound defeat at Duke in mid-January, 71-91. The Devils dumped the Yellow Jackets on the strength of 21 points from Dahntay Jones, while holding Tech's sensational freshman Chris Bosh to just five points.
However, Georgia Tech has been a different team at home than on the road during this campaign. The Yellow Jackets are a sensational 11-2 straight up (SU) and a profitable 6-3 against the spread (ATS) at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
They also shoot an accurate 47.6 percent from the field at home, putting up a stellar 82 points per game. Georgia Tech has held visitors to 66 points per game.
And the Yellow Jackets are coming off their only home loss in ACC action all season, after being upended by Wake Forest Thursday, 67-75. Bosh managed just 13 points in that contest and has struggled his way to 33 percent shooting over the team's last four games.
With its leading scorer on the fritz, the Jackets have shot a flimsy 43.1 percent and netted an unimpressive 69 points per contest over their last five games. Georgia Tech is just 1-4 SU and ATS in those five contests and has slid down the ACC standings to sixth position.
At least the Jackets hope this meeting will be different, as they've watched Duke go a perfect 10-0 SU and a profitable 8-2 ATS in the last 10 tilts. And the Blue Devils are 4-1 ATS in the past five meetings away from Duke. The Blue Devils have beaten up on Georgia Tech by an average of 24.3 points over the last three meetings at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
Since a SU double-overtime loss to Wake Forest, Duke has pulled together a three-game SU winning streak. The Blue Devils toppled North Carolina State, Maryland, and Virginia by a decent average of 11.7 points. However, it wasn't enough to snatch the cash in two of those contests.
And Duke's recent play hasn't been enough to please its supporters, as the squad sports a bankroll-depleting 1-6 ATS record over its last seven games.
The team's defense has limited their last five opponents to 69.2 points per game, while racking up 52 turnovers and 21 blocked shots in its last three games.
Oddsmakers have Duke as a four-point favorite.
Georgia Tech looks to avenge a sound defeat at Duke in mid-January, 71-91. The Devils dumped the Yellow Jackets on the strength of 21 points from Dahntay Jones, while holding Tech's sensational freshman Chris Bosh to just five points.
However, Georgia Tech has been a different team at home than on the road during this campaign. The Yellow Jackets are a sensational 11-2 straight up (SU) and a profitable 6-3 against the spread (ATS) at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
They also shoot an accurate 47.6 percent from the field at home, putting up a stellar 82 points per game. Georgia Tech has held visitors to 66 points per game.
And the Yellow Jackets are coming off their only home loss in ACC action all season, after being upended by Wake Forest Thursday, 67-75. Bosh managed just 13 points in that contest and has struggled his way to 33 percent shooting over the team's last four games.
With its leading scorer on the fritz, the Jackets have shot a flimsy 43.1 percent and netted an unimpressive 69 points per contest over their last five games. Georgia Tech is just 1-4 SU and ATS in those five contests and has slid down the ACC standings to sixth position.
At least the Jackets hope this meeting will be different, as they've watched Duke go a perfect 10-0 SU and a profitable 8-2 ATS in the last 10 tilts. And the Blue Devils are 4-1 ATS in the past five meetings away from Duke. The Blue Devils have beaten up on Georgia Tech by an average of 24.3 points over the last three meetings at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
Since a SU double-overtime loss to Wake Forest, Duke has pulled together a three-game SU winning streak. The Blue Devils toppled North Carolina State, Maryland, and Virginia by a decent average of 11.7 points. However, it wasn't enough to snatch the cash in two of those contests.
And Duke's recent play hasn't been enough to please its supporters, as the squad sports a bankroll-depleting 1-6 ATS record over its last seven games.
The team's defense has limited their last five opponents to 69.2 points per game, while racking up 52 turnovers and 21 blocked shots in its last three games.
Oddsmakers have Duke as a four-point favorite.
