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The Duke vs. NC State betting line had the Blue Devils opening as a -4.5 road favorite.
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Duke comes into this game with a 15-5 record Straight Up but are one game under the .500 mark Against The Spread. NC State is 11-8 with a .500 ATS record.
While Duke has won four of the last five in this series, all of which were by more than the current spread, the home team has won the last eight games Straight Up.
The OVER is 8-0 in the last 8 meetings in NC State and 16-5-1 in the last 22 meetings between these two teams overall. Get the latest total here.
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Ranked number 20, this is the lowest Duke has been all season after losing their third straight game.
Duke's most recent three losses were one-possession games in the final minute - but the game-winning plays were made by Clemson, Notre Dame and Syracuse.
''That's kind of the situation we're in right now,'' guard Matt Jones said after Monday's game. ''We have to learn how to push through that, and we're getting a heavy dose of that right now.''
The Wolfpack lost their first five ACC games by an average of 6.4 points before jumping out to a 44-19 halftime lead and winning 78-61 at Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
"I've seen bad teams, we're not a bad team," coach Mark Gottfried said. "But we don't have a lot to show for in the league so far. ... Our guys have kept battling, but we do need to get some confidence. Winning helps you."
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
