{"id":132976,"date":"2017-02-21T21:10:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T02:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=132976"},"modified":"2017-02-22T18:58:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T23:58:31","slug":"duke-blue-devils-vs-syracuse-orange-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-february-22-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/duke-blue-devils-vs-syracuse-orange-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-february-22-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Duke Blue Devils vs. Syracuse Orange Predictions, Picks, Odds and NCAA Basketball Betting Preview \u2013 February 22, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Duke Blue Devils\u00a0vs. Syracuse Orange NCAAB Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Carrier Dome &#8211; Syracuse, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday, February 22, 2017 &#8211; 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong> Duke Blue Devils (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-3.5<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0vs. Syracuse Orange (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+3.5<\/strong><\/a>); total: <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>151.5<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\">view all NCAAB lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong> ESPN<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Betting on the Duke Blue Devils\u00a0(22-5, 10-4 ACC)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: -3.5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 10th-ranked Blue Devils will be entering as winners of seven straight games. In the most recent victory, they\u00a0topped Wake Forest in a fast-paced contest, 99-94. Both squads were able to hit well from the field, with Duke recording their second-best shooting day\u00a0on the season (59 percent).<\/p>\n<p>Six Duke players scored in double figures, including wings Luke Kennard and Jayson Tatum, and paint protector\u00a0Amile Jefferson, who collectively\u00a0shot 61 percent. The two swingmen unloaded six threes together, while the big man tied his season-high in blocks, with five.<\/p>\n<p>Kennard (20 PPG, 52.5 percent shooting) and Tatum (16.4 PPG, 7.1 RPG) are continuing to fill their roles as the two key guys on offense, which is very timely to Grayson Allen&#8217;s sudden decline (15.2 PPG, 39.6 percent shooting). The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7cTs4zpI3CQ\" target=\"_blank\">controversy-filled<\/a> Allen is still displaying skills from inside and out, but he&#8217;s\u00a0averaging less points and rebounds from last year, while also shooting worse.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday night, coach Mike Krzyzewski&#8217;s boys\u00a0should have an interesting matchup with the size that the opposition will bring.\u00a0In the said streak, the Blue Devils are netting 79.3 points and making 49.6 percent of their shots.<\/p>\n<p>Duke is 7-4 on the road this season (4-7 ATS).<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Syracuse Orange\u00a0(16-12, 8-7 ACC)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: +3.5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After racking up five straight wins from late January to early February, Syracuse has now dropped three consecutive games. Over the weekend, they fell to Georgia Tech, 71-65, and\u00a0shot an awful 35.7 percent from the floor. The Yellow Jackets&#8217; man in the middle, Ben Lammers, had no trouble feasting on the Orange, tallying 23 points, seven rebounds, and seven blocks.<\/p>\n<p>In their last three, &#8216;Cuse\u00a0is producing lower points, rebounds, assists, and field goal percentage than their season averages. Their love for the three isn&#8217;t also doing them any favors, as they are just 20-for-84 (26.1 percent) from long distance in the said span.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew White III, who transferred away from Nebraska last summer to be the Orange&#8217;s\u00a0new number one option, is providing points (17.9 PPG) and treys (leads the ACC in threes made), but over his last two, he&#8217;s been bricking a lot (13-for-40), and must perform better. He should be able to keep getting help\u00a0from the team&#8217;s underrated four, Tyler Lydon (13.6 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 1.6 BPG), although\u00a0their chances of successfully powering &#8216;Cuse over\u00a0Duke is pretty slim.<\/p>\n<p>The Orange are 7-1 SU and ATS in their last eight games at home, but they are only 2-3 (1-3-1 ATS) against the Blue Devils since 2014.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Duke (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-3.5<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0wins, 79-76, barely failing to cover the spread.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and create a winning NCAAB parlay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" 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