Duke Blue Devils vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN

Petersen Events Center is the location where the Pittsburgh Panthers (10-5) will go up against the Duke Blue Devils (11-3) on Tuesday.

The Duke Blue Devils faced Notre Dame and took home the win by a score of 67-59 in their last game. Duke ended the game having earned a 35.6% field goal percentage (21 out of 59) and converted 8 out of their 26 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Blue Devils converted 17 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 10 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing defense, Duke allowed the other team to go 39.0% from the field on 23 out of 59 shooting. Notre Dame earned 5 assists and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, Notre Dame pulled down 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Notre Dame walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by burying 8 of 16 shots. They knocked down 5 of 19 attempts from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Blue Devils walked away with 14 while Notre Dame accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Mark Mitchell is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and totaled 14 boards. He finished 66.7% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Duke enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-3 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 9.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Duke is grabbing 36.1 boards per contest and has tallied 232 assists on the year, which is 74th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Devils are connecting on 36.6% on 3-pointers (108 of 295) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They average 82.4 pts per game (37th in Division 1) while shooting 48.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Blue Devils are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 137th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 177 surrendered for the year. The Blue Devils defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (339 of 793) and they surrender 32.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 32.2% on shots from distance while they are 71st in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pittsburgh Panthers went home victorious with a score of 83-70 against Louisville. The Panthers recorded 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. Louisville was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 19 of those for a rate of 90.5%. In relation to 3-point shots, Pittsburgh knocked down 12 of their 34 tries (35.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Panthers went 26 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. The Panthers permitted Louisville to convert 24 of 47 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 51.1% in this game. They wrapped up this game 47.6% from three-point range by going 10 out of 21 and finished the contest at 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). When talking about how they rebounded, Pittsburgh allowed Louisville to pull down 27 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Blake Hinson ended up having an impact for the Panthers in the game. He had 21 points in his 34 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He knocked down 5 out of 14 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a mark of 10-5 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Panthers are connecting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks them 230th in college basketball. Pittsburgh has scored 1,186 pts so far this season (79.1 per game) and they average 41.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.9 times per game (109th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per contest. The Panthers are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per game and they go 68.1% from the free throw line.

The Panthers on the defensive side of the court are 57th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 65.5. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (50th in college hoops). The Pittsburgh defense gives up 26.9% from downtown (92 of 342) and their opponents are connecting on 76.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.1 assists and 33.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 142nd and 120th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Duke

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