Auburn Tigers vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Auburn Tigers (7-0) are headed to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Wednesday where they will compete against the Duke Blue Devils (5-2).

The Auburn Tigers took the court against Memphis and walked away with a win by a score of 90-76 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Tigers walked away with 17 and Memphis recorded 17 fouls. They knocked down 6 of 9 shots from distance. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 73.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 19 tries. Additionally, Memphis grabbed 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Memphis doled out 7 assists and had 3 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Auburn allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 28 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 14 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Auburn ended with a 56.7% FG percentage (34 out of 60) and converted 8 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land.

Johni Broome is someone who came through in the game. He finished shooting 53.3% from the floor and also earned 6 dimes. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and also pulled down 16 boards. He walked away with 21 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Auburn will play this contest with a win-loss record of 7-0 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 9.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Auburn is grabbing 37.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 129 dimes this year, which has them ranked 80th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are connecting on 36.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (69 of 190) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 86.7 points per outing (21st in college hoops) while connecting on 52.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers every game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in Division 1 in giving up assists with 49 relinquished this year. The Tigers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (166 of 412) and they concede 30.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 33.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 82nd in Division 1 in opponents points per game (66.6).

In their last game, the Duke Blue Devils got the victory with a final of 70-48 when they faced Seattle. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Duke permitted Seattle to get 31 in total (7 offensive). They finished 21.1% from beyond the arc via 4 out of 19 and finished the contest at 24 of 31 from the charity stripe (77.4%). The Blue Devils permitted Seattle to knock down 10 of their 47 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 21.3% for the game. When the game finished, the Blue Devils walked away from this one shooting 23 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Duke converted 10 of their 36 attempts (27.8%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a rate of 73.7%. Seattle had 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 12 steals in this contest. The Blue Devils pulled down 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the game.

Tyrese Proctor pitched in for the Blue Devils for the contest. He made 3 of 10 in the game for a field goal rate of 30.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He had 13 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this game.

Duke has a mark of 5-2 on the campaign. As an offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 128th in college basketball. Duke has totaled 565 pts so far this year (80.7 per game) and they average 41.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.4 times per game (38th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.6 times per contest. The Blue Devils commit 17.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Blue Devils are ranked 9th in D-1 in PPG given up with 58.6. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 35.2% from the field (4th in college hoops). The Duke defense allows 27.5% on 3-point shots (44 of 160) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.1 assists and 32.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 129th and 97th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duke

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