NCAAB

Houston Cougars at Duke Blue Devils

· Men's Basketball Championship - Final Four
34-4, 10-0 Away

vs
35-3, 17-0 Home

Duke and Houston square off in the Final 4

Joe Fortenbaugh's best bets for the Final Four

Game Preview

Houston Cougars (34-4, 22-1 Big 12) vs. Duke Blue Devils (35-3, 22-1 ACC)

San Antonio; Saturday, 8:49 p.m. EDT

Blue Devils -5.5; over/under is 136.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Duke and No. 2 Houston play in the NCAA Tournament Final Four.

The Blue Devils' record in ACC play is 22-1, and their record is 13-2 in non-conference games. Duke leads the ACC in rebounding, averaging 35.7 boards. Cooper Flagg leads the Blue Devils with 7.5 rebounds.

The Cougars' record in Big 12 action is 22-1. Houston averages 74.0 points while outscoring opponents by 15.7 points per game.

Duke makes 49.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.4 percentage points higher than Houston has allowed to its opponents (38.2%). Houston averages 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 more made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Duke allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Flagg is averaging 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Blue Devils. Kon Knueppel is averaging 17 points and 3.9 assists over the past 10 games.

J'wan Roberts is averaging 10.7 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Cougars. LJ Cryer is averaging 17.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 10-0, averaging 86.7 points, 35.9 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 6.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points per game.

Cougars: 10-0, averaging 71.6 points, 33.1 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.6 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Duke: 54.0%
Houston: 46.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W17 Streak W15
74.0 Points Per Game 83.7
45.4 Field Goal % 49.6
39.7 Three Point % 38.6
36.7 Rebounds Per Game 38.3
12.3 Assists Per Game 17.1
4.5 Blocks Per Game 3.9
7.9 Steals Per Game 6.7
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.4
9.6 Total Turnovers Per Game 9.7

Game Information

Venue: Alamodome

Location: San Antonio, TX -
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2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 19-1 - 34-4
Texas Tech 15-5 4 28-9
BYU 14-6 5 26-10
Arizona 14-6 5 24-13
Iowa State 13-7 6 25-10
Kansas 11-9 8 21-13
West Virginia 10-10 9 19-13
Baylor 10-10 9 20-15
TCU 9-11 10 16-16
Kansas State 9-11 10 16-17
Utah 8-12 11 16-17
Cincinnati 7-13 12 19-16
UCF 7-13 12 19-16
Oklahoma State 7-13 12 17-18
Arizona State 4-16 15 13-20
Colorado 3-17 16 14-21

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 19-1 - 35-3
Clemson 18-2 1 27-7
Louisville 18-2 1 27-8
SMU 13-7 6 24-11
Wake Forest 13-7 6 21-11
North Carolina 13-7 6 23-14
Stanford 11-9 8 21-14
Georgia Tech 10-10 9 17-17
Florida State 8-12 11 17-15
Pittsburgh 8-12 11 17-15
Virginia 8-12 11 15-17
Notre Dame 8-12 11 15-18
Virginia Tech 8-12 11 13-19
Syracuse 7-13 12 14-19
California 6-14 13 14-19
NC State 5-15 14 12-19
Boston College 4-16 15 12-19
Miami 3-17 16 7-24
Full Standings

Houston Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs ARIZ ARIZ W 72-64
vs SIUE SIUE W 78-40
vs GONZ GONZ W 81-76
vs PUR PUR W 62-60
vs TENN TENN W 69-50

Duke Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs LOU W 73-62
vs MSM W 93-49
vs BAY W 89-66
vs ARIZ W 100-93
vs ALA W 85-65