Top Ranked Duke and 2nd Ranked Michigan State Meet in Champions Classic
The Michigan State Spartans and the Duke Blue Devils will open the 2017 State Farm Champions Classic on Tuesday when they battle at United Center. Duke’s young standouts will have their first test when the top-ranked Blue Devils meet No. 2 Michigan State. Tonight will be an introduction to the country of some of these new college stars. Both games will be full of them. Oddsmakers opened the Blue Devils as -1.5-point favorites versus the Spartans, while the game’s total opened at 156. The total has inched up to 158 while the spread has stayed the same. The teams met in a 2015 Final Four game. Duke won, freshman Grayson Allen making an impact off the bench. Duke won again last year at home in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Allen scoring a game-high 24 points. Duke leads the series 11-2, winning the past six meetings.Champions Classic Ready for Duke’s Young Guns
Duke tuned up with home romps against Elon and Utah Valley. Mike Krzyzewski has now coached a team ranked No. 1 in 225 games. Coach K also won his 1,000th career game. Duke freshman guard Trevon Duval has 20 assists and one turnover over his first two games. Allen a senior and is the only Duke player to play in last year’s Michigan State game. Duke has been in No. 1 vs. No. 2 games six times. They have a 3-3 record. That includes the 1999 Final Four semifinal win over the Spartans.Spartans Have Young Talent for Champions Classic as Well
Michigan State was a 98-66 winner in their most recent outing at home against the North Florida Ospreys. They covered the -31.5-point spread as favorites. Miles Bridges is a preseason All-American who scored 20 points to go with 10 rebounds in the season opener. Jaren Jackson Jr. is the top newcomer for the Spartans Michigan State is 1-1 when involved in a game with the top two teams, with the victory four years ago in the Champions Classic against No. 1 Kentucky.Recent Form
| Name | Record | ATS | Offense | Defense | Diff | ATS Home | ATS Away | OU Record | OU Home | OU Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Duke | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Power Stats
| Assists Turnovers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Assists | Turnovers | Ratio | |
| MICHS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DUKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rebounding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Offense | Defense | Total | |
| MICHS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DUKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ShootingPercentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Offense | Defense | Differential | |
| MICHS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DUKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Records
Michigan State Spartans
| Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 98.00 | 66.00 | 32.00 |
| Last 10 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 98.00 | 66.00 | 32.00 |
| vs Conf | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Duke Blue Devils
| Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 98.00 | 68.50 | 29.50 |
| Last 10 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 98.00 | 68.50 | 29.50 |
| vs Conf | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Champions Classic Supergrid
| Title | Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense | 98.00 | 39 | 68.50 | 121 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense | 98.00 | 40 | 66.00 | 100 |
Head To Head Summary
| Team | record | ATS | O/U | AVG | AVG ½ | FG% | REB | 3PT | steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 1-8 | 4-4-1 | 7-2 | 68.00 | 31.44 | 44.40 | 32.78 | 46/134 | 6.00 |
| Duke | 8-1 | 4-4-1 | 7-2 | 76.67 | 36.56 | 48.47 | 30.78 | 63/162 | 9.00 |
Head To Head Detail
| Date | Away | away score | Home | home score | line | ATS | Total | O/U | FG% Edge | Reb Edge | 3PT Edge | Away Half Score | Home Half Score | Away FG% | Home FG% | Away Rebounds | Home Rebounds | Away Three Pointers | Home Three Pointers | Away Steals | Home Steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2016 | MICHS | 69 | DUKE | 78 | -13 | MICHS | 144.5 | O | MICHS | MICHS | DUKE | 35 | 35 | 49.1 | 45.5 | 39 | 33 | 5/16 | 7/26 | 3 | 8 |
| Apr 4, 2015 | MICHS | 61 | DUKE | 81 | -5.5 | DUKE | 138 | O | DUKE | DUKE | MICHS | 25 | 36 | 40 | 52 | 33 | 36 | 7/20 | 2/10 | 4 | 9 |
| Nov 18, 2014 | MICHS | 71 | DUKE | 81 | -8.5 | DUKE | 144.5 | O | DUKE | MICHS | DUKE | 33 | 40 | 50 | 54 | 35 | 25 | 5/20 | 7/14 | 2 | 6 |
| Mar 29, 2013 | MICHS | 61 | DUKE | 71 | -2 | DUKE | 133 | U | DUKE | MICHS | DUKE | 31 | 32 | 40 | 40.8 | 33 | 29 | 3/12 | 7/18 | 6 | 3 |
| Nov 15, 2011 | MICHS | 69 | DUKE | 74 | -7.5 | MICHS | 140 | O | MICHS | MICHS | DUKE | 33 | 34 | 44.1 | 43.6 | 32 | 31 | 4/12 | 10/21 | 8 | 12 |
| Dec 1, 2010 | MICHS | 79 | DUKE | 84 | -10 | MICHS | 150 | O | MICHS | MICHS | MICHS | 34 | 38 | 49.2 | 47.2 | 37 | 31 | 9/17 | 7/16 | 7 | 11 |
| Mar 25, 2005 | MICHS | 78 | DUKE | 68 | -4 | MICHS | 142.5 | O | DUKE | MICHS | DUKE | 32 | 32 | 41.5 | 43.1 | 37 | 31 | 5/14 | 7/23 | 13 | 11 |
| Nov 30, 2004 | MICHS | 74 | DUKE | 81 | -7 | Push | 148 | O | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | 36 | 44 | 44.2 | 51 | 24 | 30 | 7/15 | 11/20 | 3 | 5 |
| Dec 3, 2003 | DUKE | 72 | MICHS | 50 | -3 | DUKE | 139 | U | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | 38 | 24 | 59.2 | 40 | 31 | 25 | 5/14 | 1/8 | 16 | 8 |
| Mar 27, 1999 | MICHS | 62 | DUKE | 68 | -11 | MICHS | 147 | U | Push | Push | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / |
Champions Classic Betting Trends
| Michigan State Spartans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 7 of Michigan State’s last 10 games | ||
| Michigan State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Duke | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 7 of Michigan State’s last 8 games when playing Duke | ||
Duke Blue Devils |
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|---|---|---|
| Duke is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games | ||
| Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Michigan State | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 7 of Duke’s last 8 games when playing Michigan State | ||
Team Last 5 Games
Michigan State Spartans
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | Total | ATS Result | field goal percentage | free throw percentage | three pointers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2017 | N.FLA | 98-66 | W | -31.5 | 150.5 | W/O | 57.38 | 78.12 | 3 | H |
| Mar 19, 2017 | KANSA | 70-90 | L | 7.5 | 148.5 | L/O | 43.86 | 70.59 | 8 | A |
| Mar 17, 2017 | MIAMI | 78-58 | W | 1.5 | 126.5 | W/O | 56.60 | 85.71 | 6 | A |
| Mar 10, 2017 | MINN | 58-63 | L | 1.5 | 137.5 | L/U | 32.76 | 70.00 | 6 | A |
| Mar 9, 2017 | PENST | 78-51 | W | -6 | 138 | W/U | 49.12 | 66.67 | 10 | H |
Duke Blue Devils
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | Total | ATS Result | field goal percentage | free throw percentage | three pointers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2017 | UTVAL | 99-69 | W | 53.42 | 64.71 | 10 | H | |||
| Nov 10, 2017 | ELON | 97-68 | W | -19.5 | 156 | W/O | 55.41 | 27.27 | 12 | H |
| Mar 19, 2017 | S.CAR | 81-88 | L | -6.5 | 145 | L/O | 41.51 | 93.10 | 10 | H |
| Mar 17, 2017 | TROY | 87-65 | W | -19.5 | 155 | W/U | 46.77 | 69.57 | 13 | H |
| Mar 11, 2017 | ND | 75-69 | W | -4.5 | 148.5 | W/U | 60.78 | 66.67 | 5 | A |