NCAA Basketball Betting: Cornell Big Red at Duke Blue Devils -30

Duke 81, Cornell 67

Cornell Big Red at Duke Blue Devils -30

A -30 point spread for the Duke Blue Devils against the Cornell Big Red is a very serious handicap. Even before the start of the game, the outcome was already certain that the Duke Blue Devils (10-1) would win their NCAA basketball game against the Cornell Big Red (6-4). But then, a -30 point spread kept the sportsbetting odds very interesting, and certainly most bets would fly the way of Cornell Big Red. After all, covering 30 points against the spread is not an easy task. That kind of point spread is something that the USA Basketball team can cover easily with big stars like Kobe Bryant, Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony in the starting five.

And while the Duke Blue Devils might have some future all-stars in its line-up, it’s a no-brainer that there was no way that they would cover a -30 point spread considering that Duke averaged 86.8 points scoring as opposed to Cornell’s 78.9 points per game. Add also the fact that Cornell have been playing some good basketball, winning its last 2 games against Quinnipac and Stony Brook despite playing away.

The 24 point lead by Duke against Cornell was close to 30, but not quite close enough to beat the spread, giving Cornell bettors a big payday. However, while the bets may have gone the way of Cornell, the headlines go to the stars of No. 9 ranked Duke, who improve their record to 11-1.

Making headlines for Duke include DeMarcus Nelson who matched a season-high 23 points. Duke’s Kyle Singler added 14 points, Gerald Henderson scored 12 points and Greg Paulus added 11. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who also coached the USA Men’s basketball team, earned his 786tyh career victory and is sixth in the all-time wins list.

Cornell found its scoring from Ryan Wittman who had 13 points and 7-foot center Jeff Foote who added 10 points.

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