Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour has stolen headlines for much of the season. But as the NCAA Tournament arrived, the question everyone needed to know was when it would all end. Actually, seemingly more and more people became hopeful for his downfall, rooting against the Hall of Fame coach. However, as much as people want to see Coach K lose, not many were willing to bet on it.
Not much has changed.
The Final Four has arrived, and most bettors are picking Duke to advance.
To be precise, 60 percent of bet slips coming in at Tipico Sportsbook have Duke at the moneyline, while 61 percent of bets have the Blue Devils covering the spread (-4.5). Such outcomes would fall more closely in line with what happened in Duke’s 87-67 at UNC back in early February, than the 94-81 loss that Coach K suffered during his final game at Cameron Indoor.
And if either of those prior two high-scoring matchups from this 2022 season is indicative of what’s to come in the first-ever Duke-UNC NCAA Tournament matchup on Saturday, the 60 percent of bet slips that took the over (150.5) should be in for a treat.
The #FinalFour tips off tonight.
📺Tonight's Featured Matchups:#Villanova 🆚 #Kansas #UNC 🆚 #Duke
Which teams are headed to the #NationalChampionship? pic.twitter.com/akN5DfnN5A
— Tipico Sportsbook (@tipico) April 2, 2022
This game should be an epic one.
