Bet Jamaica NCAA Basketball Preview — Connecticut Huskies vs. Duke Blue Devils

The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Duke Blue Devils when they take their seats on Friday.

Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Devils listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Jerome Dyson poured in 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Connecticut tore apart LSU 81-55 in the semifinals of the NIT Tip-Off on Wednesday. Connecticut easily covered the 7-point spread, while the 136 points fell UNDER the posted total of 139.

Kemba Walker helped out in the win with 18 points.

Jon Scheyer dropped 16 points and dished out seven assists to lead Duke past Arizona State 64-53 in the semifinals of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off in New York on Wednesday night.

Duke covered as 9.5-point favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 142-point total set by oddsmakers.

Current streak:
Connecticut has won 4 straight games.
Duke has won 5 straight games.

Team records:
Connecticut: 4-0 SU, 1-3 ATS
Duke: 5-0 SU, 3-1 ATS

Connecticut most recently:
When playing on Friday are 9-1
Before playing Boston University are 1-0
After playing LSU are 1-1
After a win are 8-2

Duke most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Wisconsin are 1-0
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Connecticut’ is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Connecticut’ is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Duke’ is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Duke’ is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Next up:
Connecticut home to Boston University, Wednesday, December 2
Duke at Wisconsin, Wednesday, December 2