{"id":134166,"date":"2017-03-07T22:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T03:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=134166"},"modified":"2017-03-13T01:10:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T05:10:39","slug":"duke-blue-devils-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/duke-blue-devils-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Duke Blue Devils \u2013 March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 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 (Overall: 27-8, Conf: 11-7)<\/h2>\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>Team Strengths:<\/h3>\n<p>Despite a struggle late in the regular season in which they went 1-3 and averaged 10 points fewer than its season output in the last four games before the ACC Tournament, it\u2019d be criminally premature to say that the Blue Devils\u2019 offense has officially gone sour. This is a team laden with elite talent from top to bottom.<\/p>\n<p>The offense could grope for form at times but with players lilke Luke Kennard and Grayson Allen\u2014not to mention Jayson Tatum\u2014the Blue Devils could explode on any given game and show why they\u2019re 28<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation in scoring (80.5 PPG) and 33<sup>rd<\/sup> in field goal percentage (47.3). Duke has five five players averaging at least 10.4 PPG, led by Kennard who puts up 20.1 per contest. The Blue Devils are the odds-on favorites at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\">+700<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to lift the title this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Weaknesses:<\/h3>\n<p>Okay, we know Duke could score. But how about its defense? Coach K\u2019s Blue Devils, on paper, have the look of a solid defensive team. Duke allows ust 69.1 PPG. Opponents struggle to drain three-pointers against the Blue Devils, who give up just 5.0 per game. That said, they\u2019ve been soft around the rim, especially when Amile Jefferson is on the bench. Duke absorbs 47.7 shots at the rim from opponents, who make <a href=\"http:\/\/hoop-math.com\/leader_d2017.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">61.4%<\/a> of them.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Stats:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Stat<\/th>\n<th>Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Points Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>80.5<\/th>\n<th>\u00a026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Rebounds\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>36.8<\/th>\n<th>99<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Blocks\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>4.4<\/th>\n<th>58<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>3-Point Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>\u00a037.5<\/th>\n<th>65<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Free Throw Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>75.4<\/th>\n<th>36<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Starting Lineup:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>PPG<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>Amile Jefferson<\/th>\n<th>11.2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>Jayson Tatum<\/th>\n<th>16.0<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>Matt Jones<\/th>\n<th>7.4<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>Grayson Allen<\/th>\n<th>14.5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th>Luke Kennard<\/th>\n<th>20.1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction:<\/h3>\n<p>Duke (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\">+700<\/a><\/strong>) joins the Elite Eight round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the NCAAB action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img 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