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College Basketball Betting: No. 1 Duke Denies Boston College, 90-80
Duke’s Gerald Henderson stuffs B.C.’s Tyrelle Blair on Saturday. (AP Images)
Freshman Kyle Singler keeps improving and Duke’s March Madness odds continue to go lower.
Singler, a 6-8 forward from Oregon, posted his second consecutive double-double and the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils pulled away from Boston College for a 90-80 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., on Saturday.
The Blue Devils failed to cover the point spread, which was 18.5 in their favor. The betting total was well over 151.
Singler followed a 14-point, 10-rebound performance against North Carolina with 24 points and 11 rebounds as Duke improved to 21-1 (9-0 ACC). A 17-2 run in the second half sealed the win after Boston College went into halftime thinking upset with a 42-41 lead. Senior DeMarcus Nelson had 23 points for the Devils, whose odds to win the NCAA Tournament are now 8/1; they were as high as 14/1 at the start of the season.
Guard Tyrese Rice, who is second in the ACC in scoring, led Boston College with 28 points.
In an early Big East matchup:
No. 22 Notre Dame 86, No. 16 Marquette 83: The Fighting Irish upped their home-winning streak to 34 as Luke Harangody threw down 18 points against the Golden Eagles. Harangody sealed the win with four free throws in the last 26 seconds and the Irish avoided overtime when Marquette’s Dominic James missed a three-pointer at the horn. Notre Dame was favored by five despite being the lower-ranked team.