The Duke Blue Devils are three-point betting favorites against the spread over the Tennessee Volunteers for Saturday’s Round of 32 NCAA Tournament game.
And the betting splits are about as one-sided as it gets.
Using our NCAA basketball public betting data, we’ve logged a whopping 82% of the tickets against the spread on the No. 5-seeded Blue Devils.
Bet Labs history reveals an interesting pattern whenever these trendy bets in the NCAA Tournament get pounded.
Biggest Public Sides in NCAA Tournament Since 2005 (0-8 ATS)
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Oregon (89%) | ORE, 58-56 |
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Louisville (87%) | UL, 74-54 |
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Oklahoma (85%) | OU, 82-68 |
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Tennessee (85%) | TENN, 72-57 |
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Memphis (84%) | MEM, 81-70 |
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Duke (83%) | Duke, 73-61 |
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Memphis (83%) | MEM, 87-63 |
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Michigan St. (82%) | MSU, 75-65 |
If it holds, Duke would be a top-10 most-bet team ever in the tourney. Teams getting 82% or more of tickets have yet to cover in the NCAA Tournament, per our own Evan Abrams.
Duke took care of business in the Round of 64, routing Oral Roberts 74-51 as 5.5-point favorites.
The Blue Devils enter Saturday’s game vs. Tennessee on a 5-0 run against the spread. Jon Scheyer’s club was a perfect 3-0 through the ACC Tournament.
Tennessee, meanwhile, has dropped three of the last four against the spread.
The No. 4-seeded Volunteers escaped ULL in the Round of 64 by a score of 58-55, failing to cover as double-digit chalk.
Saturday’s Duke vs. Tennessee over/under is 125.5. Check out the expert pick for the Round of 32 total here.
