An ACC battle will take place when Syracuse (9-9) and No. 6 Duke (14-3) match up on Saturday afternoon. Duke had their two-game win streak halted. In their last game, Florida State upset the Blue Devils 79-78 in an overtime bout. Syracuse picked up a conference win in their previous outing. The Orange beat Clemson 91-78. Duke is favored by 11.5 points and the over-under for total points is set at 154 at Caesars Sportsbook.

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The model knows Duke freshman forward Paolo Banchero is leading the way for the Blue Devils. He is leading the team in scoring (18.1), rebounds (7.6) while shooting 51% from the field. Banchero has scored at least 20 points in four straight games. In the overtime loss to Florida State, the Washington native had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists. 

The model also knows Syracuse senior guard Buddy Boeheim is averaging a team-high 19.2 points with 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Boeheim has scored 20-plus in eight games thus far. The New York native had a good performance in the win over Clemson. Boeheim dropped 25 points, five rebounds, and two steals in the contest. He also knocked down four 3-pointers. 

Now, it has set its sights on Syracuse vs. Duke. We can tell you the model is leaning under the total and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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