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Duke vs. Mount St. Mary’s NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament First Round

Duke vs. Mount St. Mary’s NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament First Round

College Basketball DraftKings Sportsbook Insights

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By: DK.Network.Editors

The No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils (31-3) and the No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (23-12) meet today at 2:50 p.m. ET in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The matchup airs on CBS.

Duke vs. Mount St. Mary’s Predictions

  • Our pick to win on the Moneyline in this contest is Duke.
  • Against the spread, we predict that Mount St. Mary’s will cover. The spread is currently Mount St. Mary’s +32.
  • As for the total, we see this one going over the posted over/under of 140.5 points. Our projected total for the match is 142.3 points.

Duke vs. Mount St. Mary’s Odds

  • Spread: Duke (-32)
  • Moneyline: Duke -10000 | Mount St. Mary’s +2000
  • Total: 140.5
  • The Blue Devils have won 22 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 12 times.
  • Duke has covered the spread once this season (1-1 ATS) when playing as at least 32-point favorites.
  • Blue Devils games have hit the over 17 out of 34 times this season.
  • The Blue Devils have won 30 of the 33 games they were favored on the Moneyline this season (90.9%).
  • Duke has won all five games it played as a Moneyline favorite with odds of -10000 or shorter.
  • The Mountaineers are 23-11-0 ATS this season.
  • In the Mountaineers’ 34 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 15 times.
  • This season, the Mountaineers have won 12 out of the 19 games, or 63.2%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • Mount St. Mary’s has not entered a game this season with longer Moneyline odds than +2000.

Duke Key Stats

  • Points: 82.7 PPG (15th) | FG%: 48.8% (17th)
  • Opp. Points: 61.9 PPG (7th) | Opp. FG%: 38.7% (7th)
  • Rebounds: 35.9 RPG (18th) | Opp. Rebounds: 26.9 RPG (11th)
  • Assists: 16.7 APG (23rd) | Turnovers: 9.2 TPG (15th)
  • Steals: 6.9 SPG (155th) | Blocks: 3.7 BPG (105th)

Mount St. Mary’s Key Stats

  • Points: 70.7 PPG (264th) | FG%: 44.6% (175th)
  • Opp. Points: 69.9 PPG (114th) | Opp. FG%: 40.8% (33rd)
  • Rebounds: 34.3 RPG (59th) | Opp. Rebounds: 30.3 RPG (122nd)
  • Assists: 15.1 APG (76th) | Turnovers: 14.4 TPG (356th)
  • Steals: 6.1 SPG (259th) | Blocks: 2.8 BPG (254th)

This article contains AI-generated editorial insights provided by Data Skrive.

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