A Final Four matchup in the NCAA Tournament will see the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils (35-3) and the No. 1 seed Houston Cougars (34-4) meet on Saturday at 8:49 p.m. ET at Alamodome (airing on CBS) with a spot in the National Championship game on the line. Duke is a 4.5-point favorite to survive and advance to the championship game. The over/under is 136.5 for the matchup.
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Who Will Win Duke vs. Houston?
Duke and Houston Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games it has played as at least 4.5-point favorites this season, Duke is 22-12 against the spread.
Between them, these two teams average 21.2 more points per game (157.7) than this matchup’s over/under (136.5).
Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 120.9 points per game, 15.6 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Duke’s average point total in matchups this season is 146.2, 9.7 points higher than the total in this game.
Cougars games this year have averaged a total of 132.3 points, 4.2 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
The Blue Devils are 24-13-0 ATS this season.
The Cougars have gone 20-17-0 ATS this season.
Duke Stats & Insights
Duke is outscoring opponents by 21.1 points per game with a +801 scoring differential overall. It puts up 83.7 points per game (ninth in college basketball) and gives up 62.6 per outing (seventh in college basketball).
Duke wins the rebound battle by 8.6 boards on average. It collects 35.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 23rd in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 27.1 per outing.
The Blue Devils make 10.2 three-pointers per game (21st in college basketball), 3.3 more than their opponents (6.9). They are shooting 38.6% from deep (12th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 30.8%.
Duke ranks first in college basketball with 111.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and sixth in college basketball defensively with 83.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.
Offensively, the Blue Devils have performed better at home this year, scoring 85.5 points per game, compared to 80.0 per game on the road.
Houston Stats & Insights
Houston outscores opponents by 15.7 points per game (posting 74.0 points per game, 167th in college basketball, and conceding 58.3 per contest, first in college basketball) and has a +599 scoring differential.
Houston is 110th in the nation at 33.1 rebounds per game. That’s 6.5 more than the 26.6 its opponents average.
Houston makes 8.2 three-pointers per game (121st in college basketball), 1.5 more than its opponents. It shoots 39.7% from deep (third-best in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 30.1%.
Houston ranks 40th in college basketball with 102.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and second defensively with 80.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.
At home the Cougars are scoring 76.5 points per game, 4.9 more than they are averaging away (71.6).
Duke Key Players to Watch
Cooper Flagg leads the Blue Devils in points, rebounds and assists, scoring 18.9 points, grabbing 7.5 rebounds and distributing 4.2 assists per game.
Tyrese Proctor leads the Blue Devils in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.
The Duke steals leader is Flagg, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Khaman Maluach, who compiles 1.3 rejections per contest.
Houston Key Players to Watch
LJ Cryer is at the top of the Cougars scoring leaderboard with 15.4 points per game. Cryer also collects 2.3 rebounds and averages 2.0 assists per game.
Houston’s leader in rebounds is J’wan Roberts with 6.3 per game, and its leader in assists is Milos Uzan with 4.3 per game.
Cryer hits 3.0 three-pointers per game, the most on the Cougars.
Houston’s leader in steals is Emanuel Sharp with 1.4 per game, and its leader in blocks is Joseph Tugler with 1.9 per game.
Duke vs. Houston Prediction
Duke 71, Houston 68
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