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Cooper Flagg's total points scored Over/Under for Saturday's game versus Wake Forest was coming in at 20.5.
Flagg is averaging 19.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals for the Blue Devils.
This will be quite the test for -11.5 favored Duke as the Demon Deacons are 10-0 on their home court. Wake Forest scores 70.7 points while outscoring opponents by 5.0 points per game.
Wake have also won the last two games of this series at home. Using the current +11.5 spread, the Demon Deacons have covered in the last five games of this series. Wake Forest pushed in its last game while covering the spread in the prior five overall.
The Blue Devils have gone 8-0 against ACC opponents. Duke is eighth in college basketball with 27.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Cooper Flagg averaging 6.4. In Duke's last 10 road games as a favorite, the Blue Devils are unbeaten, with a 9-0-1 Against The Spread record.
Wake Forest averages 70.7 points, 11.2 more per game than the 59.5 Duke gives up. Duke has shot at a 48.5% rate from the field this season, 9.4 percentage points above the 39.1% shooting opponents of Wake Forest have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hunter Sallis averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Demon Deacons, scoring 19.2 points while shooting 29.7% from beyond the arc. Hildreth is averaging 14.2 points, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals over the past 10 games.
Flagg is averaging 19.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals for the Blue Devils. Kon Knueppel is averaging 12.8 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Demon Deacons: 8-2, averaging 71.8 points, 30.4 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points per game.
Blue Devils: 10-0, averaging 81.4 points, 35.9 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.3 points.
Around 60% of the spread action was coming in on Duke.
Our Pick: Wake Forest
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