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The Blue Devils enter Wednesday night's contest as 4.5-point favorites.
The Chicago native can score at all three levels of the floor and his smooth jumper can give a defense problems.
New week, new thoughts on the latest AP rankings of the 2020-21 season.
The Blue Devils dropped their ninth game of the year in Tallahassee, Fla. Saturday.
The headliner of Duke’s 2020 recruiting class was forward Jalen Johnson and even with the difficult start to the season, many analysts are considering Johnson’s potential to land him in the first round,
Head coach Kara Lawson gave little in the way of clues as to what Duke’s playbook would look like this season. Three games in, there’s film to look at, and we can get a sense of what the team prefers to run.
In these early games, the Blue Devils have looked more like a group of individuals and not the cohesive unit that is needed to succeed in college basketball but most importantly, they need to find a team identity before ACC play.
Duke comes into the gym Tuesday night with a chip on its shoulder, having been bested by No. 4 Michigan State Dec. 1.
Duke and Illinois have two big things in common — both teams fell flat in their first big test of the season, and both teams will have another chance to prove themselves come Tuesday night.
After a home loss to No. 4 Michigan State, the Blue Devils dropped down a few spots in the rankings.
The Blue Devils struggled on both sides of the ball during their shutout loss to the ninth-ranked Hurricanes.
The Blue Devils will need an inside presence against the talented Fighting Illini.
A resounding win was just what the doctor ordered for a Duke team that is still searching for its identity.
The Blue Devils come into Saturday's game as 14.5-point underdogs.
The Blue Devils who took the court against Bellarmine look like a top-10 basketball team.
As non conference play continues, the Blue Devils face Bellarmine, a team that it is favored over by 28.5 points.
The Blue Zone brings you three crucial areas that Duke will need to improve at in order to officially put the Michigan State loss in the rear-view mirror.
Hurt will have a clear height advantage over whoever the Knights throw at him while Duke is on offense.
Garner has really emerged as the primary deep-ball target for quarterback Chase Brice, despite them struggled to connect last weekend.
After the first five minutes of the game, it was clear it was going to be a very poor offensive showing for the Blue Devils.
