Duke vs Mount St. Mary's Prediction, Preview & Odds: NCAA Tournament First Round

Duke vs Mount St. Mary's How To Watch

Date: Friday, March 21
Venue: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
Time: 2:50 pm ET
TV: CBS
Teams: (16) Mount St. Mary's (23-12), (1) Duke (31-3)
Region: East
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Why Mount St. Mary's Will Win

No matter what, it’s never a plus when the entire goal of a game plan is to make sure the superstar doesn’t get more injured.

Duke is coming into this win one goal - make sure Cooper Flagg’s ankle doesn’t get worse. But Mount St. Mary’s has enough athleticism to be active defensively and on the boards, they’re great from three, and …

Why Duke Will Win

Mount St. Mary’s turned it over five times against the Blue Devil defense in the time it took to read this.

Yeah, the Mountaineers were great in the First Four win, but they caught a huge break when American star Matt Rogers got injured.

For all the good things they did, they turned it over 12 times, they’ll likely give it up closer to 20 times in this as Duke turns the mistakes into instant offense.

Duke vs Mount St. Mary's: Who Will Win?

Get in, work up a sweat, get out.

Mount St. Mary’s will get out to a great start as Duke needs a few minutes to get going, and then the avalanche will come. Flagg will play a bare minimum in the second half.

Get ready for the phase “set the tone” to be used a bit too often.

Duke vs Mount St. Mary's Prediction, Betting Lines

Prediction: Duke 87, Mount St. Mary’s 51
Duke vs Mount St. Mary's Betting Lines
BetMGM Line: Duke -32.5, o/u: 142.5
DraftKings Line: Duke -31.5, o/u: 142.5
FanDuel Line: Duke -32.5, o/u: 142.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

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