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Notre Dame vs Duke Picks: Bet Fighting Irish (+19½) to Cover January 11

 

Notre Dame
Duke Blue
+19½ -110
Point Spread
-19½ -110
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Moneyline
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O 136 -110
Total
U 136 -110

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Notre Dame vs Duke Picks: Bet Fighting Irish (+18½) to Cover January 11
Khaman Maluach #9 of the Duke Blue Devils | Grant Halverson/Getty Images/AFP

 

Losses to Kentucky and Kansas seem like ancient history for a Duke team that heads into Saturday’s matchup with Notre Dame on a nine-game winning streak. The average margin of victory in the last six games for the fourth-ranked Blue Devils is 25.3 points. Notre Dame will look to make Duke work for another convincing win.

Duke has won four games in a row against Notre Dame and 11 of the last 12 in the series. The lone win for the Fighting Irish during that stretch did come on the road in 2021. Each of the last four games between Duke and Notre Dame finished under the total.

The college basketball lines have fourth-ranked Duke as an 18½-point favorite against Notre Dame. Perhaps those reveling in Notre Dame’s win over Penn State in the College Football Playoff will consider taking the Fighting Irish at +1400 to win outright.

When looking at the college basketball futures odds, Duke (+600) is second only to Auburn in the odds of winning the national championship. Sorry, football season is almost over so it takes a while to spot Notre Dame at +20000 in the championship odds.

 

Notre Dame vs Duke Game Information

  • Game: Notre Dame (7-8, 1-3 ACC) vs Duke (13-2, 5-0)
  • Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 11, Noon ET
  • Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
  • Notre Dame vs Duke Live Stream: Fubo.Tv

 

2 Notre Dame vs Duke Best Bets

1. Notre Dame +19.5 (-110)

The luck of the Irish has not carried over to this year’s Notre Dame men’s basketball team. The Fighting Irish are coming off back-to-back, one-point losses to North Carolina and North Carolina State. Notre Dame is 0-4 in games decided by four points or less and 0-2 versus ranked teams, per NCAAB betting trends.

Duke is 11-2 outright as a favorite this season but just 5-3 against the college basketball spread as a double-digit favorite this season.


With Duke such a heavy favorite, there is not much value in picking the Blue Devils at -4000 to win outright unless it is part of a NCAAB same game parlay.

This is not a good Notre Dame team. However, the Fighting Irish did recently get leading scorer Markus Burton back. He is averaging 19 points in his first two games after sitting out seven games so perhaps the Fighting Irish can hang around.

Bet On Notre Dame +19.5 (-110) to Cover

 

2. Notre Dame vs Duke Under 135 (-110)

When looking at the Notre Dame vs Duke stats, 10 of the last 13 games for the Blue Devils went under the total. Four of the previous six matchups for Notre Dame also landed under.

Notre Dame won the rebounding battle in its first two games of the new year so perhaps the Fighting Irish can keep Duke off the offensive glass and slow things down.

Despite four of Duke’s top six scorers being freshmen, the Pomeroy college basketball database has the Blue Devils at No. 1 in defensive efficiency while Notre Dame is outside the top 50 in offensive efficiency.

When considering Jan. 11 college basketball best bets, go with the Notre Dame-Duke clash to land under.

Bet On Notre Dame vs Duke Under 135 (-110)

 

Notre Dame vs Duke Prediction

Duke 74, Notre Dame 58

 

Questions of the Day

Which team has a better record against the spread this season, Notre Dame or Duke?


Duke has covered in 10 of its first 15 games while Notre Dame is 7-7-1 against the spread this season.

How many players are back from the most recent Notre Dame-Duke matchup?


Notre Dame has 10 players who took part in the 71-53 loss at Duke in 2024 with Markus Burton and Braeden Shrewsberry combining for 32 points. Tyrese Proctor and Caleb Foster are the only returning players for Duke

 


Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets.

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