Tuesday’s game between the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils (2-0) and No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats (2-0) at State Farm Arena should be a tight matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 82-81, with Duke taking home the win. Tipoff is at 9:00 PM ET on November 12.

According to our computer prediction, Kentucky projects to cover the 6.5-point spread in its matchup versus Duke. The total is listed at , and the two sides are projected to hit the over.

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Duke vs. Kentucky Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN
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• Where: Atlanta, Georgia
• Venue: State Farm Arena
• Line: Duke -6.5

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Duke vs. Kentucky Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Duke 82, Kentucky 81

Spread & Total Prediction for Duke vs. Kentucky

• Pick ATS: Kentucky (+6.5)
• Computer Predicted Total: 163.3

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Duke Performance Insights

• Last season, Duke was 59th in the nation offensively (78.6 points scored per game) and 28th defensively (66.3 points conceded).
• With 33.5 rebounds per game and 29.1 rebounds conceded, the Blue Devils were 101st and 35th in the nation, respectively, last season.
• Last season Duke was ranked 50th in college basketball in assists with 15.3 per game.
• Beyond the arc, the Blue Devils were 87th in the country in 3-pointers made per game (8.3) last year. They were 14th-best in 3-point percentage at 37.7%.
• Defensively, Duke was 44th in the country in 3-pointers conceded per game at 6.3 last year. It was 69th in 3-point percentage allowed at 31.8%.
• The Blue Devils took 37.5% percent of their shots from behind the 3-point line last season, and 29.7% of their made shots are from there. Inside the 3-point line, they took 62.5% of their shots, with 70.3% of their makes coming from there.

Kentucky Performance Insights

• Kentucky had to rely on its offense, which ranked second-best in college basketball (89 points per game), last year, as it ranked 15th-worst in college basketball on defense with only 79.7 points allowed per contest.
• The Wildcats ranked 67th in college basketball with 34.3 boards per game. Meanwhile, they ranked 280th with 33.3 rebounds allowed per game.
• Kentucky tallied plenty of assists last year, ranking 13th-best in the nation with 17.5 per game.
• The Wildcats committed 10.4 turnovers per game (96th-ranked in college basketball). They forced 11.4 turnovers per contest (157th-ranked).
• In terms of three-point shooting, it was a dominant season for the Wildcats, who drained 9.9 treys per game (16th-best in college basketball) and shot 40.9% from beyond the arc (best).
• Last season Kentucky gave up 8.6 three-pointers per game (319th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed opposing teams to shoot 33.2% (151st-ranked) from beyond the arc.
• In terms of shot breakdown, Kentucky took 62.5% two-pointers (accounting for 69% of the team’s baskets) and 37.5% threes (31%).

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