Georgia Tech Duke Betting – Defending National Champions Look To Extend Win Streak At Home Sunday
The No. 5 Duke Blue Devils will look to push their most recent winning streak to six games when they host the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Sunday. The defending national champions have looked good since suffering a shocking loss at St. John’s to close out the month of January, and can extend their ACC lead to two games if they can win their return home following a successful two-game trip.
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets @ Duke Blue Devils
- Sunday February 20, 2011 – 7:45 PM ET
- Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
- Online Sports Betting Odds: Blue Devils – 9.5
The Blue Devils will go up against a Georgia Tech team that lost five straight before finally snapping their losing streak at home against Chattanooga on Wednesday night. This game marks the only meeting between these teams this season, and for at least one there is a lot on the line.
College Basketball Betting Preview: Georgia Tech
An absolutely dreadful season for Wake Forest is all that has kept the Yellow Jackets from the ACC basement this year, but that is still a real possibility given that three of their final five games will be on the road. Georgia Tech has not won on the road in eight tries this season, including most recently a 102-77 blowout loss at Virginia Tech. The Yellow Jackets rebounded well with a crucial home win over the Mocs, in which Iman Shumpert continued to show just how good of a player he is. Shumpert scored 19 points and added 11 rebounds and three assists to help end the team’s five-game losing skid, and leads the team in all three of those categories this sports betting bonus season.
College Basketball Betting Preview: Duke
He’ll have a tough time scoring against a Blue Devils’ team that held Virginia to just 41 points in their last win, a dominating performance in which the defending national champions flexed their defensive muscle. Nolan Smith continued to impress on the other end of the floor, scoring 22 points for his sixth 20-point performance through his last seven games. Smith made up for a poor outing from Kyle Single, who had his streak of 28 straight ACC games with at least 10 points snapped when he was held to just two. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has been impressed with his team’s desire to get the job done at both ends of the floor, something that will only get better as the chase to an ACC title continues.
College Basketball Betting: Outlook & Pick
The Blue Devils improved to 11-1 in ACC play with their win over the Cavaliers, and are now in position to clinch yet another conference title if they can win out. However, Duke is still very interested in reclaiming its spot at the top of the NCAA basketball betting rankings, and that should have them motivated to not just win, but win big.
Georgia Tech Duke Betting Pick: Duke Blue Devils
