The No. 1 seed, the Duke Blue Devils, take on the No. 2 seed UConn Huskies in a highly anticipated Elite 8 matchup at 5:05 p.m. ET. Friday night, Duke beat St. John’s 80-75 while UConn got past Michigan State by four points.
On DraftKings Sportsbook, the Blue Devils are -5.5 with the Huskies being a +180 underdog. Let’s look at how the public is betting on this game.
Betting Splits
Even though UConn is a +180 underdog on the moneyline, they are receiving 47 percent of the handle and 40 percent of the bets. Duke is getting 60 percent of bets and 53 percent of the handle placed on the moneyline.
UConn is +5.5 on the spread and is a popular pick from the public. The Huskies are getting 75 percent of the handle and 72 percent of bets on the spread. Only 28 percent of bets and 25 percent of the handle are on the Blue Devils -5.5.
The over/under for this game is set at 133.5 points. The over is -115 with the under being -105. 87 percent of bets on the total are on the over, accounting for 71 percent of the handle. Only 29 percent of the handle and 13 percent of bets are on under 133.5 points. Both teams have elite defenses, with Duke allowing 63.4 points and UConn giving up 65 per contest.
