Jan 1st NCAA Basketball Odds: Pennsylvania vs No 5 Duke

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Frank Martin

Duke Blue Devils will shoot to ring in the new year with its 93rd consecutive non-conference home victory when Pennsylvania Quakers visits.

The No. 5 Blue Devils have rolled off four straight wins after a setback at Ohio State in late November, while the Quakers have alternated wins and losses in their last six following a three-game losing streak.

- Pennsylvania Quakers @ #5 Duke Blue Devils
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 1, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
TV: 5 p.m. ET, ESPNU

The Blue Devils have opened as 22.5-point favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NCAA Basketball Odds.

Pennsylvania Quakers (6-7): The Quakers have some offensive firepower and they’ll need every bit of it against Duke’s prolific scoring attack. Senior guard Zack Rosen leads the way for Penn with an Ivy League-best 19.7 points per game – 22nd overall in the NCAA. Rosen, a candidate for the 2011-12 Bob Cousy Award given annually to the nation’s top point guard, also ranks 16th in the nation with 6.4 assists. Tyler Bernardini (15.7) and Miles Cartwright (10.6) also average double-digit points for the Quakers.

Duke Blue Devils (11-1): The Blue Devils boast four players averaging double figures in the scoring column: Austin Rivers (16.0), Seth Curry (13.1), Mason Plumlee (12.1) and Ryan Kelly (11.7). Rivers’ point production is good for sixth-best in the ACC and Curry leads the ACC and is fourth in the nation with a .925 shooting percentage. Duke has won 42 straight games at Cameron Indoor, with 36 coming by 10 or more points. Freshman guard Quinn Cook has been a strong contributor of late, averaging 15.0 points and 5.0 assists over the last two games.

1. Duke leads the ACC and is sixth in the nation in field goal percentage (.505) and 3-point percentage (.427).

2. Penn’s 68.2 points per game ranks second among Ivy League schools (Yale, 73.8) in scoring offense.

3. Against Ivy League schools, Duke is 49-9 all-time and coach Mike Krzyzewski is 23-1.

Bet on NCAA College Basketball games with SBG Global Sportsbook, click here!

Related Articles

• College Basketball Invitational Picks: Butler at Pennsylvania
• Basketball Free Picks: North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
• NCAA Betting Lines: Cornell Big Red and Pennsylvania Quakers
• NCAA Basketball Prediction: North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Duke Blue Devils
• NCAA Baskteball Picks and Tips: Tennessee VS No 6 Duke

Category

• NCAA Basketball Articles
• NCAA Basketball Matchup

Tags

austin rivers - bob cousy - cameron indoor stadium - duke blue devils - miles cartwright - pennsylvania quakers - quinn cook - seth curry - tyler bernardini - zack rosen

Share this page