Duke Blue Devils vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 2/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ACCN

Littlejohn Coliseum is the location where the Clemson Tigers (12-11) will take on the Duke Blue Devils (19-4) on Thursday.

The Duke Blue Devils faced Virginia and took a loss by a score of 69-68 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Blue Devils ended up walking away with 11 and Virginia racked up 17 fouls. They knocked down 2 out of their 12 tries from distance. Virginia went 55.6% at the free throw line by converting 5 of their 9 attempts. Furthermore, Virginia snagged 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Virginia distributed 16 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Duke allowed 47.7% from the field on 31 of 65 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 36 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Blue Devils converted 18 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. Duke walked away from the game with a 42.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 52) and made 6 out of their 17 three-point shots.

Mark Williams is someone who played a role in this contest. He finished the game at 71.4% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He played 19 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up with 16 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Duke enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 19-4 this season. They average 80.2 points per game (17th in the nation) while hitting 48.5% from the floor. The Blue Devils are hitting 36.6% on three-point attempts (183 of 500) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Duke is snagging 39.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 402 assists for the campaign, which is 13th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 13.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Blue Devils have forced 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.2 personal fouls. They surrender 29.6% on 3-pointers while they are 69th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.0). The Blue Devils defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.3% (590 of 1,464) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 211th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 292 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Clemson Tigers took a loss by a final score of 79-77 when they played North Carolina. The Tigers snagged 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. North Carolina committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 90.5%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Clemson buried 8 out of 19 tries (42.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished the game shooting 25 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.9%. The Tigers permitted North Carolina to bury 29 of 58 tries from the field which left them shooting 50.0% for this contest. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 24 and ended up going 13 of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Clemson permitted North Carolina to collect 26 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

PJ Hall ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this game. He tallied 24 points in his 29 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 dimes for the game. He knocked down 9 of 18 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Clemson has a win-loss record of 12-11 for the year. The Tigers commit 15.9 fouls per game and they shoot 72.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per contest (68th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. Clemson has scored 1,675 points for the year (72.8 per contest) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which is 74th in the nation.

The Tigers are ranked 145th in the nation in points given up per game with 67.7. They have forced 12.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (146th in the country). The Clemson defense allows 33.5% on 3-point shots (179 of 534) and opponents are knocking down 77.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.7 assists and 32.0 boards per game, which ranks 111th and 58th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duke

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