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Duke vs Arizona Preview & Picks – Blue Devils To Book Elite Eight March Madness Berth

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24 Mar 2025
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Leigh Copson 24 Mar 2025
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  • Duke vs Arizona picks for Thursday, March 27
  • March Madness Sweet 16 game is taking place at Prudential Center in Newark
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Duke vs Arizona Preview & Picks
  • Duke vs Arizona Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Duke Form
  • Arizona Form

Duke vs Arizona Preview & Picks

Duke are backed to cover as they move one step closer to national glory.

The Blue Devils are on a dominant run of form and have been covering consistently since the middle of February.

  • Duke are on a 13-game win streak
  • Duke are 10-2-0 ATS in their previous 12 games
  • Arizona are 5-8-0 ATS in their last 13 games
  • The Over has cashed in 9 of Duke’s last 12 games

Head To Head

  • Arizona lead the all-time series 6-4
  • Duke won 69-55 when the two teams last met in November 2024

Duke Form

Duke enter this Sweet 16 matchup on a fantastic run of form, having won each of their previous 13 games.

The Blue Devils have not been beaten since the 77-71 loss at Clemson back on February 8.

They responded to that loss by closing out the regular season with an eight-game win streak, and they kept that run going to claim the conference title.

Duke beat Georgia Tech 78-70 and North Carolina 74-71 to book their place in the ACC final, where they beat Louisville 73-62.

The Blue Devils then took their run to 13 games as they advanced to the Sweet 16 by beating Mount St Mary’s 93-49 and Baylor 89-66.

Arizona Form

Arizona go into this game having bounced back from the defeat in the final of the conference tournament with back-to-back wins.

The Wildcats went into the Big 12 tournament in poor form, having lost five of their final eight regular season games.

They rallied in the conference competition though, as they progressed to the final thanks to an 88-77 win over Kansas and an 86-80 success against Texas Tech.

Arizona fell at the final hurdle though, as they suffered a 72-64 defeat at the hands of Houston.

The Wildcats have, however, rebounded at the national tournament, following up a 93-65 blowout of Akron with an 87-83 victory over Oregon.

Verdict

Duke are favorites to go all the way in the tournament and they have so far lived up to their billing.

We expect the Blue Devils to secure their place in the Elite Eight of March Madness, and we are backing them to cover the spread as they do it.

Best Bet1: Duke -9.0 Spread @-111.11 at Stake.us - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Over 153.5 Total Points @-111.11 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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