Wofford Terriers vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wofford Terriers vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

Cameron Indoor Stadium is the location where the Duke Blue Devils (2-1) will compete against the Wofford Terriers (1-2) on Saturday.

The Wofford Terriers stepped onto the hardwood against Presbyterian and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-68 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Terriers ended up with 19 while Presbyterian recorded 13 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of 18 shots from distance. Presbyterian went 57.1% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 21 tries. Moreover, Presbyterian had 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Presbyterian earned 11 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Wofford let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the field on 25 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Terriers made 7 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Wofford walked away from the game having earned a 45.6% FG percentage (26 of 57) and converted 9 of their 28 three-point shots.

Corey Tripp is someone who came through for the contest. He notched 15 points on 4 of 11 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and also collected 3 rebounds. He shot 36.4% from the field and also earned 6 assists.

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Wofford steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 1-2 so far this year. They turn it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.0 fouls per game. As a team, Wofford is pulling in 44.0 boards per game and has totaled 59 assists for the campaign, which is 45th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Terriers are connecting on 32.7% from downtown (36 of 110) and 58.3% from the charity stripe. They average 83.0 pts per game (125th in Division 1) while going 46.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Terriers are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They rank 62nd in the nation in giving up assists with 26 surrendered for the campaign. The Terriers are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.0% (73 of 166) and they relinquish 31.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 33.3% on 3-point shots and they are 164th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.0).

For their last game, the Duke Blue Devils went home defeated by a final of 77-72 against Kentucky. When discussing rebounding, Duke allowed Kentucky to collect 34 overall (8 offensive). They shot 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 of 25 and finished the game at 17 out of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). The Blue Devils permitted Kentucky to make 25 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.3% for this contest. Overall, the Blue Devils walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.4%. In regard to three-point shots, Duke buried 4 out of their 23 attempts (17.4%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.6%. Kentucky committed 18 fouls for this contest which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also coughed it up 7 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Blue Devils snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 43 in this game.

Cooper Flagg was important for the Blue Devils for this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 19 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and accumulated 12 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists in this matchup.

Duke has a win-loss record of 2-1 this season. The Blue Devils are committing 16.7 fouls every game and they go 72.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per game (128th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.3 times per game. Duke has accounted for 268 pts so far this year (89.3 per game) and they average 45.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Devils are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which is ranked 134th in college basketball.

The Duke defense allows 30.9% on 3-point shots (21 of 68) and their opponents are making 82.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 10.7 assists and 33.3 rebounds per game, which ranks them 111th and 140th in college basketball. The Blue Devils are ranked 114th in the country in points allowed per game with 65.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.6% from the floor (59th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wofford

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