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The 7th seed South Carolina Gamecocks face the 2nd seed Duke Blue Devils in an East Region 2nd round NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina at 8:40 PM ET. The Blue Devils have been listed as a 7 point favorite over the Gamecocks with an O/U line of 142.5 points.
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South Carolina is coming off a 93-73 win over Marquette in the first round of the NCAA Tournament where they covered the 1-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 166, which was well over the closing line of 143. Previous to the Marquette game the Gamecocks had failed to cover the spread in three in a row and in their last five games they have an over/under record of 1-3-1. South Carolina had lost two in a row before their win over Marquette.
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Duke is coming off an 87-65 win over Troy in the first round of the NCAA Tournament where they covered the 19.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 152, which was under the closing line of 155. The Blue Devils have covered the spread in their last five games and in their last two games the total has gone under while in the previous four games the total went over. Duke has won five in a row and six of their last seven games.
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Offensively, South Carolina is putting up 72.7 points per game on a 41.5% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Gamecocks are allowing 64.7 points on a 40.2% FG average, which ranks 20th in the nation.
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Duke is putting up 80.8 points per game on a 47.7% FG average. On defense the Blue Devils are allowing 69.7 points per game on a 43.2% FG average.
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These teams last met in the 2001 season where Duke beat South Carolina 81-56.
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South Carolina Gamecocks at Duke Blue Devils Betting Trends<br />
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South Carolina is 2-9 against the spread in their last 11 games.
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Duke is 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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The Blue Devils are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games.
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The game total has gone over in 4 of Duke’s last 6 games overall.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between South Carolina at Duke have the public leaning heavily to the Blue Devils minus the 7.5 points with 72%. The over/under bettors are convinced this game will go over the posted total line of 142 with 78% on board.
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