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Over 172.5(-112)Alabama @ Duke

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The stage is set for the East regional, as the top 2 seeds in the Duke Blue Devils and the Alabama Crimson Tide will meet in Newark on Saturday with a trip to the Final Four in San Antonio on the line. Both of these teams were excellent in their Sweet 16 wins. In fact, both scored at least 100 points with insane offensive performances. Duke scored 1.41 points per possession against Arizona, connecting on 61% of attempts inside the arc and 58% of attempts beyond it. Alabama’s performance was even better, as the Tide scored 1.43 points per possession while connecting on 25 of 51 3-point attempts. The 113-88 win over BYU broke multiple NCAA Tournament records, including most points, most 3-points made, and most 3-s attempted in a tournament game.

In an attempt to limit Alabama’s possessions and transition opportunities, I expect Duke to be a bit more deliberate in its pace of play than BYU was against the Tide – especially after Arizona got whatever it wanted in transition on Thursday. That’s not to say Duke will be able to hold Alabama under 80 points, but rather the Blue Devils are assembled in a way that should provide better protection from Alabama’s perimeter and transition game compared to BYU. They should be able to utilize those strengths to win and cover. However, Duke is way too good offensively for me to want any part of an Under in this game. Duke can score in any type of game flow and is the most efficient offense in the country, so the Blue Devils should be able to get whatever they want against what can be an exploitable Alabama defense. In fact, the only other offenses that compare to Duke’s efficiency level are Auburn and Florida, who scored an average of 97 points in 4 combined games against Alabama this season – all 4 of those games went over this number. Moreover, the Blue Devils just played to only 71 possessions against Arizona on Thursday – which is a slow-paced game per Alabama’s standards – yet they scored 100 points. In the round prior, Duke scored 89 points in a 59-possession game against Baylor. This offense can fill it up from anywhere and against anyone, and there’s a chance Cooper Flagg lives at the free throw line with undisciplined defending from the Tide’s front court, which only helps the Over. Given Alabama’s extreme pace and low defensive floor, I like Duke to score at least 95 points in this one, which should be enough to push this game Over the total.

Alabama vs Duke prediction: Over 172.5 (-112) at the time of publishing. Playable o 174.5.

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