Wake Forrest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils Betting Preview

Opening Line: Wake Forrest +13.5 / Duke -13.5 O/U 146

Time: 8 PM EST Sunday January 17, 2010 on FSN

Tonight the 7th ranked Duke Blue Devils host the Wake Forrest Demon Deacons in an ACC match up. Both teams are tied in conference play at 2-1 and the winner of this game will be all-alone in 3rd place in the ACC. Winning will not be easy for the Deacons, as Duke is undefeated at home this season (11-0) and they have won by an average of around 30 points per game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

How long has it been since Wake beat Duke at home? Well it was over 10 years ago when a guy named Tim Duncan was playing for the Demon Deacons.

This season Duke is 11-0 at home and 10-5 ATS and Wake Forrest is 3-2 on the road and 6-6 on the road.

In their last game Wake Forrest beat Maryland 85-83 in OT on Tuesday night and Duke had no problem beating Boston College 79-59 on Wednesday night.

Tonight the Demon Deacons will gave to play good defense against the Blue Devils, who are averaging 84.3 ppg.

Wake Forrest has won 8 of their last 9 games and they have a solid inside-outside game with F Al-Farouq Aminu (17.3 ppg) and guards Ishmael Smith (13 ppg) and C.J. Harris (12.1 ppg).

Duke has one of the best backcourt duos in the nation with guards Jon Scheyer (19.6 ppg) and Nolan Smith (18.2 ppg). They also have a legit frontcourt with Kyle Singler (15.4 ppg) and Miles Plumlee (7.4 ppg).

Singler (7.3 ppg) and Plumlee (7.3 rpg) have to hit the glass hard tonight and not allow Al-Farouq Aminu (11.7 rpg) to dominate the boards.

Wake will have to slow down this game and make this a half court game, as Duke can run and they are a much more athletic team than the Demon Deacons are.

The Demon Deacons guards of C.J. Harris and Ishmael Smith have to stick to Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer and not let them penetrate and get open looks from deep, as each is a legit 3-point shooter.

Wake Forrest is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as an underdog. Duke is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against teams with a winning % above .600.


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