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No. 4 Duke visits Hammond and Virginia Tech
By The Associated Press
Duke Blue Devils (19-1, 8-0 ACC) at Virginia Tech Hokies (16-6, 5-4 ACC)
Blacksburg, Virginia; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -10.5; over/under is 146.5
BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech hosts No. 4 Duke after Ben Hammond scored 20 points
in Virginia Tech's 71-65 victory against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
The Hokies are 12-1 on their home court. Virginia Tech averages 81.0 points and
has outscored opponents by 6.9 points per game.
The Blue Devils are 8-0 in conference games. Duke leads the ACC giving up just
64.6 points per game while holding opponents to 38.9% shooting.
Virginia Tech's average of 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.1
more made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Duke gives up. Duke averages
11.5 more points per game (85.6) than Virginia Tech gives up (74.1).
The Hokies and Blue Devils square off Saturday for the first time in ACC play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Amani Hansberry is averaging 14.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.6
steals for the Hokies. Hammond is averaging 16.8 points over the last 10 games.
Isaiah Evans averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Devils, scoring
14.5 points while shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc. Cameron Boozer is
averaging 23.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.9 steals over the last
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hokies: 6-4, averaging 78.4 points, 33.8 rebounds, 12.1 assists,
6.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 76.8 points per game.
Blue Devils: 9-1, averaging 84.4 points, 36.2 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 9.5
steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 69.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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