Duke has gone 1-1 straight-up without coach K and failed to cover both games. The Devils are among the worst covering ranked programs this season -- 1-5 ATS in the last six. Louisville slacked off in the second-half against Pitt and blew covering the 11-point spread, but the Cardinals have been consistent this season in beating their rapidly upgraded rating. This is the second time this season Duke has been an underdog -- the first was Tuesday. Louisville gets the cover.

Without F Amile Jefferson (foot) again, the Blue Devils will go small against Louisville, whose bigs can punish them. Duke struggled in the second half against NBA-sized (at times) Florida State. No Coach K on the bench is worth a few points to the Cardinals, too. Their defense, tops in the country for efficiency, will impede Duke’s No. 7-ranked offense.