Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Duke Blue Devils and the Georgetown Hoyas will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Verizon Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Devils listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Hoyas, while the game's total is sitting at 142. Duke went into the halftime break with a 10 point lead as they toppled Florida State 70-56 on Wednesday. Duke covered the 13-point spread, while the 126 points went UNDER the posted total of 139. Jon Scheyer had 22 points and dished out six assists in leading Duke, and Kyle Singler added 20 points in that win. Austin Freeman had 23 points and six boards to lead Georgetown in its 73-56 loss to Syracuse on Monday night. Syracuse covered as 5.5-point home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 146.5-point total set by oddsmakers. Current streak: Duke has won 2 straight games. Team records: Duke: 17-3 SU, 13-6 ATS Georgetown: 15-4 SU, 8-7 ATS Duke most recently: When playing on Saturday are 10-0 Before playing Georgia Tech are 7-3 After playing Florida State are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 Georgetown most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing South Florida are 2-2 After playing Syracuse are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Duke is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games Duke is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games Duke is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Georgetown The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Duke's last 6 games Georgetown is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgetown's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgetown's last 5 games at home Georgetown is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games Next up: Duke home to Georgia Tech, Thursday, February 4 Georgetown home to South Florida, Wednesday, February 3
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