Duke Blue Devils 2010 Final Four Predictions: Coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils mens basketball team are no strangers to playing in the Final Four. But for this group of players, they have never advanced that far though it's Coach-K's 11th trip. Duke, who won the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament, will play the East Regional champion West Virginia in the national semifinals Saturday night.
According to college basketball oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com, the Blue Devils are the odds favorites (+120) to win the 2010 National Championship. For Saturday's game, the Blue Devils are listed as 2.5-chalk favorites versus West Virginia with a 131 total. Duke is also a -145 moneyline favorite for Saturday's game.
Duke restored some order to a topsy-turvy NCAA tournament on Sunday, getting a career-high 29 points from Nolan Smith in a 78-71 victory over Baylor that put Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils back in college basketball's biggest event.
"It's not about the moments that I've been in, it's the moments that your players put you in right now," Krzyzewski said. "I'm really happy for this group. … It's as close a team as I've had. You want great things to happen for people who are great with us."
Jon Scheyer added five 3-pointers and scored 20 for Duke, ending Baylor's run to redemption in the South Regional final. The Blue Devils became the only No. 1 seed to advance to Indianapolis and earned their 11th Final Four berth under Krzyzewski.
Those betting on this game should expect a close hard fought battle. Duke has a solid inside game that should give the Mountaineers fits. Coach-K, who is no stranger to Final Four appearances will have his Blue Devils good to go. Duke should be a good bet only giving -2.5 .
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