Maryland (22-7) at Duke (22-7)
9:00 pm Eastern
ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: Duke – 5.5
The Maryland Terrapins will try and make it six straight tonight as they take on Duke. Maryland has won five straight after starting 3-6 in conference play. The streak started with a 72-60 home win over Duke back on February 11th. Maryland will be trying to sweep the Blue Devils for the 2nd time in three seasons. "It's really exciting," Maryland forward James Gist said. "Now we just have to prepare for that and if we can finish out the season with a sweep of them it will be really good." However, the gambling public does not think that will be the outcome tonight with most early money at SBG Global on Duke laying the points.
Maryland is coming off an 89-87 over North Carolina on Sunday. Guard D.J. Strawberry scored a career-high 27 points. Strawberry was named ACC player of the week for the second week in a row as he averaged 18.5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in two games.
Duke comes into tonight’s game having won three straight ACC games by a combined 22 points. They also won at St. John’s in an out of conference game on Sunday 67-50. "We are obviously pleased about the win," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "We had played three really emotional games in our conference when we were 5-6 and won all three, two of them away. With the young team we have, I was worried about letting up. We didn't. We were very prepared to play."
Duke is a 6.5 point favorite with a total of 140 at SBG Global.
Josh McRoberts had 20 points and eight rebounds against Maryland earlier this month but is only averaging 8.3 points and 5.3 boards over the last three games.
Duke won both meetings with the Terrapins last season.
The Terrapins are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Terrapins are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 vs. the ACC. The Terrapins are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog. Maryland is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Terrapins are 25-8 ATS in their last 33 Wednesday games.
The Blue Devils are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Blue Devils are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games.
The Under is 24-5 in the Terrapins last 29 Wednesday games. The Under is 5-1 in the Blue Devils last 6 games as a favorite. The Under is 17-6 in the Blue Devils last 23 games as a home favorite. The Over is 21-9 in the Blue Devils last 30 vs. the ACC. The Under is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings between the two teams.
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Texas A&M (24-4) at Texas (21-7)
9:00 pm Eastern
ESPN 2
Opening Line: Texas – 2
Texas A&M and Texas will try and keep their Big 12 title hopes alive tonight as they meet in Austin. A&M is just a half game back of Kansas while Texas is a game and a half back. The Longhorns though face A&M tonight and close out the regular season against Kansas. If Texas can win tonight and against Kansas, they will at least share first place. "I'm not sure you could ask for a better situation, the fact that you're getting ready to play the two teams that are expected to win this league," Longhorns coach Rick Barnes said. "It is not going to be easy this time of year. It comes down to not how, but how many (wins). You get them any way you can get them." With so much riding on the line for both teams, SBG Global reports that the public is split on the decision with the line at 2 for Texas.
Texas A&M beat Texas in their last matchup earlier this month. That was the last loss for Texas who has won five straight. Texas beat Oklahoma 68-58 on Saturday. Kevin Durant has 32 points and 10 rebounds and is in contention for player of the year as a freshman. He leads the Big 12 with 24.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He had 28 points and 15 rebounds in the earlier loss to Texas A&M.
Texas A&M is coming off an 97-87 win over Baylor on Saturday. Acie Law had a season-high 31 points. Texas A&M has its best record after 28 games and needs two victories to match the 1979-80 team for the most in school history.
Texas is a 1.5 point favorite with a total of 140 at SBG Global.
Texas has dominated the series, winning 36 of the last 43 meetings and 18 of 19 at home. The Longhorns are 14-1 at the Frank Erwin Center this season.
The Aggies are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games as a road underdog. The Aggies are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games. The Aggies are 20-6 ATS in their last 26 road games. The Aggies are 15-5 ATS in their last 20 vs. the Big 12. The Aggies are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings between the two teams and the underdog is 6-2-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
The Longhorns are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite. The Longhorns are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. The home team is 7-2-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the two teams.
The Over is 7-2 in the Aggies last 9 games as a road underdog. The Over is 7-3 in the Aggies last 10 games as an underdog. The Under is 4-0 in the Longhorns last 4 overall. The Under is 7-1-2 in the Longhorns last 10 Wednesday games. The Over is 6-2-1 in the Longhorns last 9 home games.
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