COLLEGE BASKETBALL
ALABAMA STATE @ MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (AST -17.5, 138.5)
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE TEAM TOTAL UNDER 61.5
There are a handful of Division I basketball teams battling for the title of worst team in the country. Mississippi Valley State is among those competing. The Delta Devils rank 360th in both 2PT and 3PT FG percentage. They are 363rd in rebounds per game. MVSU averages just 53.8 points per game which ranks dead last in the nation. I could go on, but you get the idea.
As a result of their inabilities to do much of anything right, MVSU is 3-22 overall and 1-11 in SWAC play. Tonight, I don't think they get over 60 points. Alabama State beat MVSU earlier this season and kept them Under 60 in an 84-55 win. MVSU has gone Under 60 in 7 of its last 9 games and in 19 of its 25 games this season.
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DUKE @ VIRGINIA (DUKE -14.5, 132.5)
COOPER FLAGG OVER 19.5 POINTS
Duke has just one loss in its last 19 games. That came at Clemson on Feb. 8. Virginia is definitely not Clemson, which is challenging Duke for the ACC regular season title. In fact, Virginia is nothing like what it was a year ago. The Pack Line defense of Tony Bennett is now a shell of its former self. The Virginia offense plays so slowly it could put just about anyone to sleep.
Duke, on the other hand, is one of the best offensive teams in the country. They are No. 2 in Offensive Efficiency. Against similar teams like Wake Forest and NC State that play pretty slowly, Duke still managed to score more than 70 points. Star Cooper Flagg also managed to have great games against both defenses. He had 24 points against Wake Forest and 28 against the Wolfpack. He'll get his share tonight too.
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