3/29/2024 Houston v. Duke Game Preview

Duke Blue Devils (27-8, 9-4 away)
Houston Cougars (32-5, 23-2 home)
March 29, 2024 at 9:39 PM ET
NCAA Tournament

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas

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Houston vs. Duke Prediction: Odds, Spread & Insights - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

This Sweet 16 matchup features the No. 1 seed Houston Cougars (32-4) and the No. 4 seed Duke Blue Devils (26-8) on Friday at American Airlines Center. The NCAA Tournament matchup begins at 9:39 PM ET.

Against the Blue Devils, the Cougars are currently 4.5-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 134.5 points for the game.

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Houston vs. Duke game info

  • Date: Friday, March 29, 2024
  • Time: 9:39 PM ET
  • How to Watch on TV: CBS
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  • Location: Dallas, Texas
  • Venue: American Airlines Center
  • Spread: Houston -4.5
  • Moneylines: Houston -200, Duke +165
  • Total: 134.5

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Prediction: Who will win the Houston vs. Duke game?

  • Prediction: Houston 71, Duke 68
  • Pick ATS: Duke (+4.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (134.5)

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Houston vs. Duke betting insights

  • Houston has won 18 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 17 times.
  • When playing as at least 4.5-point favorites this season, the Cougars have an ATS record of 16-14.
  • Duke is 20-13-0 ATS this season.
  • The Blue Devils have not covered the spread this season (0-1 ATS) when playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs.
  • In 14 games this season, Houston and its opponents have gone over 134.5 total points.
  • The Blue Devils have combined with their opponent to score more than 134.5 points in 28 of 33 games this season.
  • These teams score 153.9 points per game combined, 19.4 more than this game's point total.

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Houston vs. Duke stat comparison

Houston Rank Houston AVG Duke AVG Duke Rank
98th 74.9 Points Scored 72 169th
2nd 57.5 Points Allowed 63.6 30th
18th 38.9 Rebounds 38.6 21st
11th 11.4 Off. Rebounds 10.7 25th
134th 7.7 3pt Made 6.8 237th
62nd 14.7 Assists 14.6 70th
11th 9.4 Turnovers 11.5 142nd

Houston top performers

  • Jamal Shead: 13.2 PTS, 6.4 AST, 2.2 STL, 41.1 FG%, 30.9 3PT% (43-for-139)
  • J'wan Roberts: 9.4 PTS, 1.3 STL, 59.8 FG%
  • LJ Cryer: 15.5 PTS, 1.1 STL, 40.8 FG%, 38.8 3PT% (111-for-286)
  • Emanuel Sharp: 12.8 PTS, 1.5 STL, 37.5 FG%, 37.1 3PT% (82-for-221)
  • Ja'Vier Francis: 6.0 PTS, 1.6 BLK, 65.2 FG%

Duke top performers

  • Kyle Filipowski: 16.6 PTS, 8.1 REB, 1.2 STL, 1.6 BLK, 51.6 FG%, 34.6 3PT% (36-for-104)
  • Jared McCain: 14.0 PTS, 1.1 STL, 46.5 FG%, 41.5 3PT% (81-for-195)
  • Jeremy Roach: 14.0 PTS, 1.1 STL, 47.6 FG%, 43.8 3PT% (53-for-121)
  • Mark Mitchell: 12.1 PTS, 54.3 FG%, 27.5 3PT% (11-for-40)
  • Tyrese Proctor: 10.9 PTS, 43.8 FG%, 36.5 3PT% (57-for-156)

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2023-2024 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Duke3639.978.627.958.6.4768.322.0.37714.620.1.7239.424.834.315.36.53.79.415.9
Houston3740.473.526.560.4.4397.722.2.34812.818.6.68712.322.334.513.19.84.88.517.8
DUKE Opponents3639.966.324.657.1.4306.319.8.31810.916.1.6788.021.529.512.55.34.410.816.1
U of H Opponents3740.257.619.150.3.3796.120.2.30113.419.8.6748.820.929.711.45.02.814.816.2

2023-2024 Duke Blue Devils Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Roach J. McCain T. Proctor M. Mitchell, Jr. K. Filipowski
Rotation       R. Young  
Lim PT S. Hubbard J. Blakes C. Foster S. Stewart C. Reeves
Lim PT   J. Schutt   T. Power S. Borden
Lim PT       N. Begovich  

2023-2024 Houston Cougars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Cryer E. Sharp J. Shead J. Roberts J. Francis
Rotation M. Wilson D. Dunn R. Walker, Jr.   C. Lath
Lim PT   R. Elvin   J. Tugler K. Jefferson
Lim PT       T. Arceneaux  

Duke Blue Devils Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
20 Neal Begovich F 10 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Jaylen Blakes G 31 9.2 1.8 0.6 1.5 .400 0.2 0.6 .263 0.5 0.5 .941 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.3 1.0
52 Stanley Borden C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
30 Kyle Filipowski C 36 30.4 16.4 6.1 12.1 .506 1.1 3.1 .348 3.1 4.6 .671 2.2 6.1 8.2 2.8 1.1 1.5 2.1 3.0
1 Caleb Foster G 27 25.3 7.7 2.7 6.2 .437 1.0 2.6 .406 1.2 1.8 .688 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.1 2.0
55 Spencer Hubbard G 10 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.6 .333 0.1 0.4 .250 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
0 Jared McCain G 36 31.6 14.3 4.9 10.5 .462 2.4 5.8 .414 2.1 2.4 .885 0.8 4.2 5.0 1.9 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.6
25 Mark Mitchell, Jr. SF 33 28.6 11.6 4.1 7.6 .540 0.3 1.2 .275 3.0 4.8 .623 2.2 3.7 5.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.6
12 T.J. Power F 26 6.8 2.1 0.7 2.0 .333 0.6 1.6 .357 0.2 0.3 .857 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5
5 Tyrese Proctor PG 32 30.4 10.5 3.8 8.9 .423 1.8 5.2 .352 1.2 1.5 .755 0.1 2.9 3.0 3.7 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.6
21 Christian Reeves C 3 5.3 1.7 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.0
3 Jeremy Roach G 35 32.7 14.0 4.7 10.1 .468 1.5 3.6 .429 2.9 3.5 .844 0.6 1.9 2.5 3.3 1.1 0.1 1.4 2.1
14 Jaden Schutt G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 Sean Stewart F 33 8.4 2.6 1.1 1.9 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .536 1.3 1.8 3.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.5
15 Ryan Young PF 36 11.8 2.8 1.1 1.9 .582 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .629 1.4 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.8

Houston Cougars Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
23 Terrance Arceneaux F 11 18.4 5.5 2.0 5.2 .386 0.5 1.9 .286 0.9 1.7 .526 2.1 2.5 4.5 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.2
4 L.J. Cryer PG 37 32.1 15.5 5.4 13.2 .411 3.0 7.8 .388 1.6 1.9 .871 0.6 1.7 2.4 1.9 1.1 0.1 0.9 1.7
11 Damian Dunn SG 37 17.6 6.4 2.0 5.6 .359 0.7 2.2 .317 1.6 2.3 .706 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.5
20 Ryan Elvin F 21 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.9 .333 0.1 0.6 .250 0.2 0.3 .667 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
5 Ja'Vier Francis F 37 20.7 6.0 2.5 3.9 .646 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.9 .529 2.2 2.9 5.2 0.2 0.9 1.6 0.8 2.7
15 Kordelius Jefferson C 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Cedric Lath C 25 5.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 .286 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.2 .200 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.9
12 Jacob McFarland C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 J'Wan Roberts F 36 26.7 9.5 4.1 6.9 .596 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.4 .511 2.6 4.2 6.8 1.9 1.2 0.9 1.1 2.0
21 Emanuel Sharp PG 37 28.3 12.6 3.6 9.8 .373 2.2 6.0 .368 3.1 3.6 .851 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.9 1.5 0.1 1.1 2.6
1 Jamal Shead G 37 31.1 12.9 4.8 11.7 .409 1.2 3.8 .309 2.2 2.8 .779 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.3 2.2 0.5 2.0 2.0
25 Joseph Tugler F 28 16.0 3.8 1.5 2.8 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.5 .463 1.9 2.2 4.1 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.5 3.0
3 Ramon Walker, Jr. F 27 10.9 2.0 0.5 1.5 .341 0.3 0.9 .304 0.7 1.0 .643 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.1
24 Mylik Wilson PG 36 16.0 4.4 1.8 4.1 .442 0.2 0.8 .241 0.6 1.0 .595 1.0 2.6 3.5 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.3

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