West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Duke Blue Devils

The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Duke Blue Devils will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Verizon Center.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Devils listed as 4-point favorites versus the Mountaineers, while the game's total is sitting at 147.

West Virginia scored 44 points in the second half of Thursday's 75-65 win over Arizona 75-65, in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. West Virginia easily covered the 2-point spread, and the 140 points made it OVER the posted total of 138.

Alex Ruoff shot 8-for-12 from the field with a team-high 21 points for the Mountaineers.

Duke was outplayed in the second half, but pulled out a 71-70 win over Belmont in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Duke failed to cover the 20-point spread, and the 141 points were UNDER the posted total of 156.5.

Gerald Henderson shot 8-for-14 from the field with 21 points, and Jon Scheyer added 13 in the win.

Team records:
West Virginia: 25-10 SU, 15-13-1 ATS
Duke: 28-5 SU, 16-14-2 ATS

West Virginia most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Duke most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
West Virginia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Duke is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games

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