Duke Blue Devils vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Duke Blue Devils (20-2) are on their way to Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Clemson Tigers (18-5).

The Duke Blue Devils played Syracuse and notched a win by a score of 83-54 in their last game. Duke walked away from the game having earned a 56.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 53) and converted 9 of 23 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Blue Devils knocked down 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 dimes in the game while creating 13 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Concerning defense, Duke allowed 38.3% from the floor on 23 out of 60 shooting. Syracuse distributed 11 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. On top of that, Syracuse totaled 27 boards (11 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Syracuse shot 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 2 of 4 tries. They converted 6 of their 23 attempts from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Blue Devils ended up finishing with 13 and Syracuse recorded 15 fouls.

Tyrese Proctor is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. He walked away with 16 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and also collected 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 41.7% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Duke enters this one with a win-loss record of 20-2 this season. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Duke is snagging 39.0 boards per game and is sitting with 374 dimes so far this year, which is 39th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Blue Devils are hitting 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (220 of 596) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They average 80.5 points per game (48th in the nation) while hitting 48.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Blue Devils are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers every game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are 56th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 259 conceded this year. The Blue Devils defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 37.7% (474 of 1,257) and they concede 30.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 31.1% on three-point shots and they are 5th in the country in points per game allowed (59.8).

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 89-86 when they faced Georgia Tech. In regard to attacking the glass, Clemson permitted Georgia Tech to collect 52 in total (20 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 25.0% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 28 and finished the contest at 12 of 25 from the free throw line (48.0%). The Tigers permitted Georgia Tech to convert 35 of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.2% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished 28 out of 77 from the field which had them sitting at 36.4%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Clemson made 12 of 37 tries (32.4%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Georgia Tech earned 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Tigers corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this game.

Chase Hunter was important for the Tigers for the matchup. He converted 9 of 24 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He accumulated 28 points in his 52 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 4 dimes for the matchup.

Clemson has a mark of 18-5 so far this season. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 106th in college hoops. Clemson has totaled 1,779 points so far this season (77.3 per game) and they pull in 35.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per contest (138th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest. The Tigers are responsible for committing 15.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Clemson defense gives up 32.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (168 of 512) and their opponents are making 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 10.3 assists and 33.0 boards every game, which ranks 17th and 96th in Division 1. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 58th in college in points given up per game with 67.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the floor (151st in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Clemson

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