Duke vs. Pittsburgh betting: College basketball preview for January 7

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The No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (12-2, 4-0 ACC) bring an eight-game win streak into a home matchup with the Pittsburgh Panthers (12-2, 3-0 ACC), winners of five straight. The Blue Devils are heavy favorites (-14) in the contest, which tips at 7:00 PM ET (on ESPN) on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 144.5.

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Duke vs. Pittsburgh betting lines

  • Duke moneyline odds to win: -1316
  • Pittsburgh moneyline odds to win: +782
  • Spread: Duke (-14)
  • Total: 144.5

Duke statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Duke has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in eight games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in four games on the road.
  • The Blue Devils have hit the over on the total in four of eight home games (50%), compared to one of four road games (25%).
  • Duke, as a moneyline favorite, has the same winning percentage when playing at home (8-0 record) and away from home (3-0 record).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Blue Devils were the 59th-ranked team in the nation (78.6 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were 28th (66.3 points conceded per game).
  • Duke was 101st in college basketball in rebounds per game (33.5) and 35th in rebounds allowed (29.1) last season.
  • With 15.3 assists per game last year, the Blue Devils were 50th in the nation.

Duke betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-5-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 4-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 14+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 8-5-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-9-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-2 (Home: 8-0; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (75th in nation) 36.1 (fifth) 37.3 (20th) 28.6 (57th) 16.7 (52nd) 9.7 (33rd)

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Pittsburgh statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last season, Pittsburgh had better results away (7-3-1) than at home (11-6-1).
  • In terms of the over/under, Panthers games finished over less frequently at home (10 of 18, 55.6%) than away (seven of 11, 63.6%) last season.
  • The Panthers, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than on the road (3-4) last season.

Last season stats

  • With 75.6 points per game on offense, the Panthers ranked 109th in the nation last season. On defense, they allowed 67.6 points per contest, which ranked 61st in college basketball.
  • With 34.1 rebounds per game, Pittsburgh ranked 79th in college basketball. It gave up 30.7 rebounds per contest, which ranked 129th in college basketball.
  • Last year the Panthers ranked 132nd in college basketball in assists, delivering 13.7 per game.

Pittsburgh betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-5-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-1 (Home: 5-3-1; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-1 (Home: 9-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (22nd in nation) 41.3 (90th) 33.5 (150th) 28.1 (42nd) 14.8 (129th) 10.0 (49th)
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