Duke is coming into this game with a 26-8 record this season and they were 15-5 in their conference. They have a top 50 offense in the country that averages 79.8 points scored per game and they are coming off of a game in the last round which they scored 93 points in. They have also scored 79+ points in 3 of their last 5 as well as 6 of their last 9 games. They are going up against a Houston team that is 32-4 this season and was 15-3 in their conference. They are coming off of a very high scoring game in the last round as they won 100-95 and their offense has been very good recently as they have scored 82+ points in their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 4 games. They have the best defense in the country but they are coming off of a game which they allowed 95 points in, and they have also allowed 69+ points in 2 of their last 3 games. Houston has been a very good team on defense all season but their shooting has not been great. They are going to try and lean on their defense here but their defense has not been great in their recent games, especially their last game which they were not able to keep Texas A&M off the board who is not a great shooting team either. Now Houston has to face a top 25 shooting team in the country so Duke is going to be able to stay in this game with their shooting and that is going to drive up the score here as Houston will struggle to defend, just like they did against Texas A&M, and they will have to go on the offensive to stay in this game with Duke. Between these two teams, there will be enough points in this game to push it over the total.