No. 6 Duke Blue Devils vs. Michigan State Spartans
Tuesday, 11/15/11, 7:00 PM EST, TV: ESPN
Opening Point Spread: Duke -5
Current Betting Line: Duke -6
Opening Total: 138.5
Current Total: 138.5
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No. 8 Florida Gators at No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes
Tuesday, 11/15/11, 8:00 PM EST, TV: ESPN2
Opening Point Spread: Ohio State -10.5
Current Betting Line: Ohio State -10.5
Opening Total: 135.5
Current Total: 136.5
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker
San Diego State Aztecs at No. 12 Baylor Bears
Tuesday, 11/15/11, 2:00 PM EST, TV: ESPN
Opening Point Spread: Baylor -8
Current Betting Line: Baylor -9
Opening Total: 133
Current Total: 133
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker
Northern Iowa Panthers at Saint Mary’s Gaels
Tuesday, 11/15/11, 12:00 AM EST, TV: ESPN
Opening Point Spread: Saint Mary’s -9.5
Current Betting Line: Saint Mary’s -10.5
Opening Total: 129.5
Current Total: 127
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker
Washington State Cougars at No. 23 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Tuesday, 11/15/11, 12:00 AM EST, TV: ESPN
Opening Point Spread: Gonzaga -11
Current Betting Line: Gonzaga -10.5
Opening Total: 139
Current Total: 139
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker
Belmont Bruins at No. 6 Duke Blue Devils
Friday, 11/11/11, 9:00 PM EST, TV: ESPNU
Opening Point Spread: Duke -12
Current Betting Line: Duke -12
Opening Total: N/A
Current Total: N/A
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker
Mason Plumlee averaged 7.2 ppg and 8.4 rpg in 25.6 minutes per gameIt’s amazing the kind of talent turnover we see with a program like Duke. Most programs, never mind how happy they would be to have the kind of players Duke gets to begin with, would be devastated to lose two top tier seniors and the best freshman in the nation to the NBA Draft, but Duke is going to have the claim of having brought in the #1 Prospect of all high school students, Austin Rivers. He’s coming out of Winter Park and is well known for being the son of NBA legend and current Celtics coach Doc Rivers, and he should be far better than his father, much as Stephen Curry is to his father, Dell.
Kris Joseph and the Orange are predicted to be at the top of the Big East againMuch like Connecticut, the last Big East team we covered in these previews here at Maddux Sports, Syracuse is going to be trying to compensate all year for the loss of a stud player. That player is of course Rick Jackson, who last season played a team high 35.9 minutes per game while leading the Big East in rebounding, blocked shots, and field goal percentage.