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Florida State at Duke: How to watch, odds, predictions from ESPN, KenPom

James Fletcher IIIby:James Fletcher III02/19/22

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Florida State travels to Durham, North Carolina on Saturday for an important ACC matchup against No. 9 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Ahead of the game, which will be broadcast live on ESPN, predictions and betting odds – including KenPom analytics – are rolling in.

How to watch Florida State at Duke

Tip-off: 6 p.m. ET

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

Channel: ESPN

Vegas odds

Duke is a 15-point favorite over Florida State on Saturday, according to VegasInsider. The over-under is set at 142.5 points.

ESPN BPI prediction

Predicted winner: Duke

Predicted point differential: 17.7

Win probability (for Duke): 93.8%

Matchup quality: 74.6

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. ESPN’s BPI has Florida State at Duke as the 24th highest-rated game on Saturday’s slate in terms of matchup quality.

KenPom prediction

Predicted final score: Duke 78, Florida State 63

Win probability (for Duke): 92%

KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. Like ESPN, KenPom projects that Duke comes away with a victory over Florida State.

More on Florida State at Duke

Duke enters Saturday’s game 4-1 in its last five games with the only loss coming at the buzzer against Virginia. After a health scare for Mike Krzyzewski during this week’s game against Wake Forest, head coach in waiting Jon Scheyer took over and held off a late run for a two-point win. Duke has another talented group in Krzyzewski’s final season, projected to be a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament according to the selection committee’s first early look.

Florida State has stumbled at 1-4 in its last five games at looks to be heading toward the wrong side of the bubble. The team is now 14-11 overall heading into the final weeks of the season and ranks ninth in the conference.