I THINK DUKE IS IN BIG TROUBLE

Oral Roberts is the of the most offenses in the nation, ranking 3rd best.

They also don't turn the ball over, ranking 3rd best in the nation.

All ORU needs is a 2-3 possession lead and this will put the weight of the world on these young Duke players who have struggled to take care of the ball at times.

People love to bet the name "Duke" but I think they are in big trouble and will be one of the 5-seeds "exiting left" after the game.

ORU +7 (buy) & ML +220

They also play in a conference that isn't anywhere near as good. If you had Duke play their schedule where do you think Duke would rank in those categories? Probably 1st?

@SportsIntuition

 Acutaly it's quite opposite ORU is a huge public underdog right now taking 88% of the handle. I'm guessing because every simple Google search is saying bet ORU . Think duke will be fine although I do have a small wager on ORU just incase it goes haywire 

Maybe a better question is, how would ORU do if they played in the ACC?

A lot better than you, or most, would think.

88%?

According to who?

A public site like Covers?

@easymoney8474

 Exactly...I'm not sure where all this OR love is coming from. The last time I bet against Duke is when I fell for the Pitt. trap, won't do that again, and surely with an Oral Roberts team. But hey, it's tourny time....shit happens! I'm no Duke fan, but they dam sure look like they were one of the teams getting stronger entering the tourny....

Good pick

Duke and the ACC are very over-rated and it's not going to take long for all of us to see and understand it. 

People calling Duke a Final Four team is laughable.

They are a young and average team who ended the regular season with 9 straight wins, including knocking off Virginia for the conference title.

Young kids have a hard time bouncing back after winning something big they weren't expected to win.

It wouldn't surprise me if they come out tomorrow like deer starting in headlights.

It's March Madness where anything can happen and this one is ripe for the upset.

ORU is a lot better than people think.

Coaching, experience, discipline, offensive efficiency and they don't turn the ball over - all things needed to win big games.

@SportsIntuition

 Scoresandodds ...... I'm guessing you're new but pretty much any betting application can give you this easy to find info . You know it's ok to be on a public bet no need to get up in your feelings 

@Fademeuwin

 Not new and certainly don't trust any "public" sites for much of anything, especially the percent of money on any game.

I would have been on oral Roberts if  duke limped into the tourney but they are red hot and figured out their problems and won the acc title. Oral roberts wins are against terrible teams. This would be duke or no play for me. There are much better games on board than this one, 

@SportsIntuition

 wish you luck on your play. ORU played four top 50 teams this year and got shredded by all of them. not sure they have the horses to hang but BOL

@Eddy_Winslow

All 4 losses on the road.

Shredded by Houston but it was only the 3rd game of the season.

Other 3 losses were by 10, 8, 7 and they were in all 3 until the very end.

@SportsIntuition

 You don't trust data collection / information sites like Scoresandodds, Sports dime , Action network etc all of which aren't public free access they are paid for  ( besides scoresandodds ) yet your on a covers fourm ? I'm simply pointing out everyone isn't " Betting the Duke name " it's the opposite .  Your post isn't ground breaking the majority of people are placing their money on ORU . If you're that weirded out about " public "  information then why even be on the internet lol

@Fademeuwin

I don't trust any public site where there's a clear conflict of interest and whose biggest stream of income comes from the sportsbooks and you losing your bets.

Covers and scoresandodds are just 2 examples.

Duke also pretty fortunate to run into some teams with injuries. Not worried about the ACC too... Couldn't even get a 14-6 Clemson team into the dance. 

@JP13

 Maybe people remember afew back oral roberts with Abmas and Obanner won the conference tourney and went to the sweet 16. I liked them to make a little run myself until selection Sunday put them against red hit Duke…the 7 points looks juicy though 

They both are 2 of the best free throw shooting teams in the tournament as well shooting almost 80% as a team.....I just like teams who can hit their free throws......Just threw that out there!   Wish the Best to all, Knock!

Duke is playing great and hasn't lost a game in months it seems.

I'll take a solid Duke team that is well-coached.

Ya i don't see it they are 17-1 as a team when healthy and a massive height advantage OR would have to shoot insane from 3

we just need to stop feeding this thread attention. next move he selling picks if this controversial perspective wins

Big time Duke fan here.  Born and raised in Durham, season tickets and watch every game. The best way to neutralize more athleticism is by passing the ball which OR seems to do better than ACC teams who are more dribble heavy and play using a lot of on-ball screens. So yeah I think OR could score but the only way they stop Duke from doing the same is foul trouble. Otherwise there is simply no way OR can stop Duke's athleticism on their defensive end. The play in the game is probably the over tbh. And yeah I bet it's close but Duke should win this one...