Duke Blue Devils (24-4, 14-3 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (15-13, 9-8 ACC)
Syracuse, New York; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
LINE: Syracuse -7.5; over/under is 151.5
BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse hosts the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils after Jimmy Boeheim scored 27 points in Syracuse's 79-69 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The Orange have gone 11-3 at home. Syracuse ranks sixth in the ACC in rebounding averaging 32.1 rebounds. Cole Swider leads the Orange with 6.9 boards.
The Blue Devils have gone 14-3 against ACC opponents. Duke is 19-4 against opponents with a winning record.
The teams square off for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Blue Devils won the last meeting 79-59 on Jan. 22. Paolo Banchero scored 15 points to help lead the Blue Devils to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Buddy Boeheim averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Orange, scoring 19.0 points while shooting 33.2% from beyond the arc. Swider is shooting 47.3% and averaging 9.3 points over the last 10 games for Syracuse.
AJ Griffin is shooting 48.1% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Devils, while averaging 10 points. Banchero is shooting 38.1% and averaging 9.5 points over the last 10 games for Duke.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orange: 6-4, averaging 73.1 points, 34.5 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points per game.
Blue Devils: 9-1, averaging 75.9 points, 35.5 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points.
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