The No. 16 Duke Blue Devils will look to continue their recent dominance over the North Carolina State Wolfpack when they meet in a key ACC matchup on Wednesday night. The Blue Devils (11-3, 2-1), who have won eight of the past 11 meetings with North Carolina State, have been strong on defense this season. Duke has held 13 of 14 opponents to below their season average, and held six of them to season lows for points. The Wolfpack (11-4, 1-3), who have won three of four and seven of 10, are 8-1 on their home floor this year.
The game from PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, will tip off at 7 p.m. ET. Duke is favored by 4.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points is set at 144.5 (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 are led in scoring by freshman forward Kyle Filipowski, who leads all freshmen nationally in double-doubles with six. He also leads all power conference freshmen in rebounds with 8.6, and is a four-time ACC Rookie of the Week. He is the first player in ACC history to open the season with four straight Rookie of the Week honors. For the year, he has started all 14 games, averaging 13.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
The model also knows Wolfpack sophomore guard Terquavion Smith is first in the ACC in 3-point field goals (45), and is third in scoring (271 points), steals (27) and assists (79). For the year, he averages 18.1 points, 5.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. The preseason All-ACC first-team selection scored a season-high 33 points against Coppin State on Dec. 6. He is coming off a 21-point, three-rebound and three-assist effort at Clemson on Friday.
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