Blue Devils Favored in Duke vs St John’s Opening Odds
By Sascha Paruk in College Basketball
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- #1 Duke will face #5 St John’s in the East Region Sweet 16
- Despite ongoing injury issues, Duke has opened as the betting favorite
- See the opening Duke vs St John’s odds (spread, moneyline, and game total)
A heavyweight clash is on tap in the East Region Sweet 16 as the #1 Duke Blue Devils (34-2 SU, 20-16 ATS) face the #5 St John’s Red Storm (30-6 SU, 22-12-1 ATS) on Friday, March 27th, at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
Tip-off time is still TBD. What is known is the opening Duke vs St John’s odds, and they heavily favor the ACC champs.
St John’s vs Duke Opening Odds
The Blue Devils have opened as 6.5-point ATS favorites and -258 on the moneyline. The Red Storm come back as +210 underdogs.
The total is sitting at 141.5 with -110 odds on both the over and the under. The teams are a combined 0-4 O/U in the tournament so far.
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Duke started the tournament as the favorite in the March Madness championship odds but have faded to third. The Blue Devils are currently trading at 19¢ at prediction site Kalshi, which is the equivalent of +426 odds.
St John’s is trading at 4¢ to win its first national title, equal to +2400 odds.
After surviving a huge scare from #16 Siena in the first round, Duke made short work of #9 TCU in the round of 32 (81-58). Cameron Boozer, the favorite in the Wooden Award odds, had a game-high 19 points and 11 rebounds. He was highly efficient, shooting 7-of-10 from the field and 5-of-5 from the stripe while also generating three steals.
St John’s followed up its 79-53 rout of #12 Northern Iowa with a 67-65 buzzer-beater victory over #4 Kansas.
Dylan Darling’s only two points of the game came on the winning bucket as time expired.
Big East Player of the Year Zuby Ejiofor is averaging a double-double in the tournament: 16 points and 10 rebounds
There is no relevant history between the teams. Duke and St John’s haven’t played since 2019.
The stats in the table below include regular season, conference tournaments, and the NCAA Tournament.
Duke vs St John’s Team Stats
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
