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Duke at Georgia Tech – College Hoops Predictions

by Reno Gold on Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Duke at Georgia Tech College Basketball Predictions: The Duke Blue Devils mens basketball team, ranked 5th in the AP basketball poll will travel to Atlanta today to play the 20th ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Alexander Memorial Coliseum in an ESPN televised Atlantic Coast Conference basketball game with tip off set for 2:00 pm Eastern.

College basketball oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have installed Duke as a 7 1/2-point road favorite versus the Yellow Jackets with a 143 total. Tech backers are getting +270 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline as a home underdog. Duke is listed at -330 odds to win SU.

Tech is 11-3 overall, off to its best start since the 2006-07 season despite a 73-66 loss at Georgia Tuesday night. The Yellow Jackets are 7-1 at home this season, the lone loss coming in their ACC opener against Florida State, 66-59 in overtime on Dec, 20.

Duke, 13-1 overall, has won seven straight games, including a 74-53 rout of No. 21 Clemson in its first ACC game Sunday night in Durham. The Blue Devils are coming off an 86-65 win over Iowa State Wednesday night in Chicago.

The Jackets have been inconsistent on offense of late, averaging just over 70 points in their last six games and shooting just 40.8 percent from the floor, but have played well defensively, limiting their last nine foes to an average of 59.4 points per game. Tech's last nine foes have shot just 35 percent from the floor and turned the ball over more than 17 times a game.

Duke has won 11 of the last 12 meetings at Alexander Memorial Coliseum and has a 21-12 lead over Tech in games played in the Jackets' home court, as well as a 25-15 mark in games played in Atlanta.

College Hoops Predictions: We (Point-Spreads.com) are all over Georgia Tech in this game getting +7 1/2 points at home.

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