Duke is the favorite to win this tournament and as good as Houston has been in this tournament, this Duke team is on a different level than what they say last season in their game. Houston has improved this season but this is one of the best Blue Devils teams to come around in awhile. This was a close game last year but Duke just has the better talent and Flagg is going to outperform in this game. Duke has the size and athleticism, they also get more uncontested looks and they also have more elite jump and shoot guards with an overall balanced offensive attack not to mention their stout defense. Duke does enough to win and cover as the Cougars fall short a few points in slowing down the Blue Devils.

Best bet: lay the points with Duke.