Top-ranked Duke is favored in college basketball betting on Wednesday as they host UAB.
The game will be shown on ESPN 2 and will be the third meeting in series history between the two teams. College basketball lines at Sbgglobal heavily favor Duke but UAB could get some action as they come into this game with a 10-2 record.
UAB
This will be the fourth time in UAB history that the Blazers will challenge the nation’s top-ranked team. UAB is 1-2 in such contests, with the only victory coming in 2004 against #1 Kentucky. UAB is coming off a 79-44 victory over George Washington in its last outing. UAB finished the non-conference home slate at 7-0 this year. Senior Jamarr Sanders leads the team and ranks fifth in Conference USA at 17.3 points per game. Cameron Moore leads the team in rebounding (9.1) and field goal percentage (.561) and is second in scoring (17.1).
Duke
Duke is now 13-0 this season and going back to last year they have won 23 straight games. The Blue Devils have also won 27 straight games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke is looking to improve to 14-0 for the fifth time in school history. They are led by Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler. Smith leads the team at 18.6 points per game while Singler is second on the team with an average of 17.5 points per game. The Blue Devils lead the nation in scoring margin (+26.2) and three-point field goal percentage. The Blue Devils have won seven games by 30 or more points.
Strength vs. Strength
Duke ranks third in the nation in three-point field goal percentage but UAB ranks fifth in the nation in three-point field goal percentage defense.
Duke is 2-0 all-time against UAB with both wins coming at neutral sites. Duke is 32-2 all-time against teams currently in Conference USA. Duke has only lost two home games in the past four seasons, posting a record of 56-2 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils currently have a 27-game win streak at home. The Blazers are 9-1-1 against the college basketball betting line in their last 11 road games. They are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 non-conference games. The Blue Devils are 12-5 vs. the college basketball lines in their last 17 non-conference games.