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Baylor vs Duke: College basketball clash at Madison Square Garden
The Baylor Bears and the Duke Blue Devils will faceoff on Wednesday night at the world’s most famous arena in the Big Apple. Baylor is one of the best teams in the country and is going into this game after their first loss of the season.
Can the Bears regroup after the first loss of the season?
Baylor had a perfect start to the season, winning the first nine games on the schedule, with the closest one being a four-point win. The Bears lost 88-64 against Michigan State in the last game as the opponent shot over 63% from the field. The Bears are the eighth highest-scoring team in the country, with an average of 88.4 points per game.
Is Duke a legit contender this season?
The Blue Devils are currently ninth in the ACC with a 7-3 record. They were on a good start, winning 5 of the first 6 games of the season before losing back-to-back contests against Arkansas and Georgia Tech. They managed to bounce back with comfortable wins over Hofstra and Charlotte, but none of those teams is as good as their next opponent.
Betting Trends
Duke has hit the game total under in 19 of their last 34 games, as well as the first half total under in 18 of their last 34 games.
Key matchup
Kyle Filipowski is having an excellent season for Duke. The center averages 18.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, and the Bears will need to find a way to slow him down. Baylor is playing fast basketball and will try to simply outrun the Blue Devils. Still, they will need a great defensive performance from their freshman center Yves Missi. The Cameroonian averages 10.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game and will have a tough task slowing down Filipowski.
Injury Reports
Yanis Ndjonga is out for the year for Baylor while Duke cannot count on Christian Reeves and Jaden Schutt.
Prediction and Conclusion
This is a game that no college basketball fan should miss. Two of the best teams in the country will go to war at Madison Square Garden. It can get better than that for the players whose confidence is at the highest level. The Bears are coming off their first loss of the season and will be all fired up in this game. Still, Duke has the best player on the court in Filipowski, who will be a problem for the Bears all night long. This will be an up-tempo basketball game with tons of scoring on both sides that will take the game over the given line of 155 points at -110.
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