No. 7 Duke looks to continue dominating Maryland
By Chico Rodriguez • Feb 12th, 2010 • Category: NCAABThe No. 7 Duke Blue Devils clash with ACC rival Maryland Terrapins in a nationally televised matchup on Saturday (1 pm ET, CBS).
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Duke is 7-3 SU and 5-4-1 ATS in past 10 meetings. But more recently, the Blue Devils have dominated the Terrapins, going a perfect 5-0 straight up and 3-1-1 against the point spread in the past five overall, and 4-1 outright in the past five meetings at Duke.
Bettors should also note an under trend, as the total has gone under in four of the past five overall, and in five of the past six at Duke.
The Blue Devils won 67-61 in the teams’ last meeting on March 14 last season. Duke fell short of cashing as a 9-point home favorite. The score went under the total of 140.5.
The Terrapins have not played since Sunday, when they managed their second-straight win with a 92-71 blow out over the fading North Carolina Tar Heels. The Terrapins were a 6-point home favorite and the score went over the total of 156.
Duke’s last game also was against North Carolina. The Blue Devils won 64-54 on Wednesday as 5.5-point road favorites, with the score staying well below the total of 155.5.
Maryland is 16-6 SU and 11-7 ATS this season. Duke is 20-4 SU and 15-8 ATS.
The blue Devils are 8-2 straight up in the ACC, which puts them in first place in the conference, while Maryland is one game back at 6-2 SU in the ACC.
Chico Rodriguez is is a sports handicapper with more than 15 years in the industry. He specializes in NFL and NCAFF analysis.
He was born and raised in Los Angeles and is still based out of the city. Since Los Angeles has no NFL team, his favorite is the Indianapolis Colts.
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