Duke and Baylor square off in second round of NCAA Tournament

Updated Mar. 23, 2025 3:43 a.m. ET

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Baylor Bears (20-14, 11-11 Big 12) vs. Duke Blue Devils (32-3, 22-1 ACC)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 2:40 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -12.5; over/under is 144.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Duke takes on Baylor in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Blue Devils have gone 22-1 against ACC opponents, with a 10-2 record in non-conference play. Duke has a 27-0 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Bears are 11-11 against Big 12 teams. Baylor is 4-4 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Duke scores 83.0 points, 13.8 more per game than the 69.2 Baylor allows. Baylor scores 14.9 more points per game (76.4) than Duke allows to opponents (61.5).

TOP PERFORMERS: Cooper Flagg is averaging 18.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.5 steals for the Blue Devils. Isaiah Evans is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Jayden Nunn averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, scoring 8.8 points while shooting 40.9% from beyond the arc. Norchad Omier is averaging 16 points and 12.5 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 10-0, averaging 88.0 points, 36.9 rebounds, 17.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.5 points per game.

Bears: 5-5, averaging 69.4 points, 32.0 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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