The Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament champion and No. 5 seed Duke Blue Devils open their NCAA Tournament against the Summit League champion and No. 12 seed Oral Roberts Golden Eagles in a first-round matchup in the East Region on Thursday. The Blue Devils (26-8), who finished 14-6 in ACC play, have won 12 of 14, including their last nine games. The Golden Eagles (30-4), winners of the Summit League, have not lost since Jan. 9, a stretch of 17 games. The Golden Eagles are making their seventh NCAA appearance and second in three seasons, while the Blue Devils are making their 45th appearance, and second in a row.

The game from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, will tip off at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Blue Devils are favored by 6 points in the latest Oral Roberts vs. Duke odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 146. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

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The model knows the Blue Devils have been on a roll and have not lost since Feb. 11. Freshman center Kyle Filipowski is a big reason for Duke's streak, reaching double figures in each of the last nine games, including 20 or more in three of the past four. In the ACC Tournament title game win over Virginia, Filipowski registered his 16th double-double of the year, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. He scored 17 points and grabbed 11 boards in the 85-78 semifinal win over Miami on Friday. In 34 games, all starts, he is averaging 15.4 points, nine rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals.

But the model also knows the Eagles are led by senior guard Max Abmas, who is coming off a 26-point and 11-assist performance in the Summit League title game win over North Dakota State. It was his second double-double of the year. He scored 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had four assists in the 70-65 semifinal victory over St. Thomas, Minnesota. He has scored 30 or more points four times, including a season-high 36 against Kansas City in a 74-71 win on Jan. 7. For the year, he is averaging 22.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, four assists and 1.1 steals per game.

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