Clemson Tigers vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

Cameron Indoor Stadium is where the Duke Blue Devils (14-4) will compete against the Clemson Tigers (13-5) on Saturday.

The Clemson Tigers took the court against Florida State and walked away with a win by a score of 78-67 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Tigers walked away with 19 and Florida State recorded 20 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 18 attempts from distance. Florida State finished 73.1% when shooting free throws by making 19 of 26 tries. Additionally, Florida State totaled 22 rebounds (3 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida State earned 7 assists and had 5 steals in this game. When discussing the defense, Clemson allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the field on 22 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 37 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers buried 21 of 25 shots for a rate of 84.0%. Clemson finished with a 51.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 49) and converted 7 of their 17 three-point attempts.

Chase Hunter is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He left the arena with 14 points on 3 out of 3 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He shot 100.0% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Clemson steps onto the hardwood with a record of 13-5 so far this season. They cough up possession 10.4 times per game and as a group they commit 16.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Clemson is pulling in 37.9 boards per contest and has 285 dimes so far this year, which ranks 99th in the nation in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (153 of 425) and 77.1% from the free throw line. They average 80.7 points per game (48th in college hoops) on 48.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 9.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.9 fouls. They rank 49th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 210 surrendered so far this season. The Tigers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.7% (458 of 1,073) and they surrender 32.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 34.6% from 3-point land and they rank 230th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (73.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Duke Blue Devils got the win with a final of 83-69 against Louisville. The Blue Devils were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. Louisville earned 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.7%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Duke converted 9 out of their 25 attempts (36.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Devils walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0%. The Blue Devils permitted Louisville to make 24 of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.2% for this game. They shot 29.4% from three-point range by hitting 5 of 17 and ended up going 16 of 24 from the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Duke permitted Louisville to get 26 in total (5 offensive).

Tyrese Proctor pitched in for the Blue Devils for the contest. He scored 24 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the contest. He knocked down 9 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 56.3%, but didn't pull down a board.

Duke has a record of 14-4 this season. As an offense, the Blue Devils are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 33rd in Division 1. Duke has tallied 1,471 pts so far this year (81.7 per contest) and they collect 35.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.3 times per game (38th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 9.3 times per contest. The Blue Devils are committing 15.7 fouls every game and they connect on 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Blue Devils on the defensive end are ranked 76th in the nation in PPG given up with 67.0. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (195th in college basketball). The Duke defense surrenders 34.3% on three-point shots (129 of 376) and their opponents are knocking down 68.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.6 dimes and 31.7 total rebounds per game, which is 161st and 36th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Clemson

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