Predict the Line #18 DUKE @ #20 Pitt. Monday Night

[Chi_archie]

Jamie Dixon gonna have the troops ready?

do you take the Pedigree of Duke with there Mcdonald's All-Americans and future NBA stars

or the program with a bunch of freshmen and 5th year seniors

[Chi_archie]

Pitt -8.5 opener?

[EmpireMaker]

Pitt -3.5

[shaunovery]

Pitt -4.5

[Stallion]

Pitt -3

[TxBulldog]

I make it about Pitt -5.5

[Louisvillekid1]

pitt -7

first time duke will be big dogs in a long time b2b

[You mad bro]

pound pitt no matter the line

[Soxsfan9]

Pitt -5.5, and Pitt rolls

[Chi_archie]

anyone got the KenPom numbers? Real time RPI has it at 60-76 Pitt

that must be terribly skewed due to some glitch in the algorithm with Pitt beating Clemson by 30 and Clemson beating Duke by 10+

Duke has been playing better and blowing out the other ACC teams as of late

gotta think the books want to hook some huge public duke square/whales here

[You mad bro]

pitt is going to rape duke

im a duke fan and ill be pounding pitt

[LT Profits]

anyone got the KenPom numbers? Real time RPI has it at 60-76 Pitt

that must be terribly skewed due to some glitch in the algorithm with Pitt beating Clemson by 30 and Clemson beating Duke by 10+

Duke has been playing better and blowing out the other ACC teams as of late

gotta think the books want to hook some huge public duke square/whales here

KenPom: Pitt -6

[UNMLOBOFAN51]

I say line starts at Pitt -5

[hustlehard617]

Betonline has it at Pitt -3.5

[Chi_archie]

Betonline has it at Pitt -3.5

wow that surprises me

[Chi_archie]

KenPom: Pitt -6

Thanks LT!

[grease lightnin]

Yea Duke is playing better and Pitt's only played one ranked team in Syracuse and got beat. I would set the line more around -3 or -3.5 Pitt and could see Duke winning.

[Hot Jerry]

No can do this game , even tho I think Duke will kill them by 7-10 points. This is not EASY MONEY game so I will not touch this game !! for me this game is strictly WNT

[Chi_archie]

Yea Duke is playing better and Pitt's only played one ranked team in Syracuse and got beat. I would set the line more around -3 or -3.5 Pitt and could see Duke winning.

Pitt has played two ranked opponents on the road in Cincy and Cuse and played them both very close.

duke has played two ranked opponents and also lost fairly close games.

in addition Duke lost to two unranked teams. Pitt has not lost to an unranked team

[oldscho0led]

Duke plays well as a dog. And Pitt just 3.5 faves tells you everything.

[jjgold]

Dukes starting to find it's stride they have some very very good players

It's tough going against them

[grease lightnin]

Pitt has played two ranked opponents on the road in Cincy and Cuse and played them both very close.

duke has played two ranked opponents and also lost fairly close games.

in addition Duke lost to two unranked teams. Pitt has not lost to an unranked team

i forgot the bcats, my bad, but Duke has still played a much tougher schedule and with such talent and coach K, I can see them winning here at this point in the season, but I'll be taking the points.

[ChalkyDog]

Did they really only give Pitt the benefit of home court in this line?

That seems shady.

[ChalkyDog]

Dukes starting to find it's stride they have some very very good players

It's tough going against them

Decent post, JJ. I tend to agree.

Nobody on the court will be better than Patterson. But there is a significant drop off after him. Duke is very balanced.

If Duke was getting more points, it would be impossible to not take them. Right now I am leaning on a Pass.

Player evals favors Duke by a little over 2 points here, which includes Pitts home court advantage of 3.5 points.

Still incredibly hard to go against the Old Big East teams in a bitch made ACC.

[ChicagoCover]

Since everybody has their guess: Here is mine


Duke by 2.

[jjgold]

Some say Duke has 3 1st round draft picks next draft

They should actually be better than they are

Take Duke

[ChalkyDog]

Some say Duke has 3 1st round draft picks next draft

They should actually be better than they are

Take Duke

2015? Probably.

Parker is the only kid worth taking in the 1st round of the 2014 draft. Hood keeps getting projected, but I think the guy is a reach in the 1st round of this draft.

[2daBank]

Some say Duke has 3 1st round draft picks next draft

They should actually be better than they are

Take Duke

They will ultimately be better than whatever u think of them now, tons of talent. Doubt they become that team in the zoo tonight vs a tough pit team.. As long as puke doesn't bring their refs I think all this gm be for them is a opportunity for a teaching moment ... Duke struggled at Clem, didn't play all that well at home vs UVA, canes are just horrible offensively and their other 2 wins of late were at home against teams they could dictate tempo.. Pit is a talented version of the grinding teams that have bothered dukies, with better defense and far more efficient offense..I like zanna and Paterson to do work up front against the duke youngsters and win this gm by a solid margin.

[Ballerholic]

Some say Duke has 3 1st round draft picks next draft

They should actually be better than they are

Take Duke

If they should then why aren't they?

[Chi_archie]

Line is moving

[No coincidences]

Line is moving

What are your thoughts, Arch?

I have a feeling no matter what side you're on here, you'll be sweating it out until the very end.