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Duke vs Mount St Mary's Preview & Picks – Blue Devils To Issue March Madness Beatdown

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20 Mar 2025
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Leigh Copson 20 Mar 2025
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  • Duke vs Mount St Mary's picks for Friday, March 21
  • March Madness 1st Round game is taking place at Lenovo Center in Raleigh
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Duke vs Mount Sat Mary's Preview & Picks
  • Duke vs Mount St Mary's Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Duke Form
  • Mount St Mary's Form

Duke vs Mount St Mary's Preview & Picks

Duke are backed to cover a massive spread as they put Mount St Mary’s to the sword.

The Blue Devils are many, many levels above the opposition and can force turnover after turnover as they win this game without breaking much of sweat.

  • Duke are 31-3 this season
  • Duke are 8-1-0 ATS in their previous 9 games
  • Duke are 2-1-0 ATS when favored by 30 points or more
  • The Over has cashed in 6 of Duke’s last 7 games as a double digit favorite

Head To Head

  • This is the first ever meeting between the two schools

Duke Form

Duke go into their March Madness opener on a fantastic run of form, having won 31 of their 34 games this season and each of the last 11.

The Blue Devils have not tasted defeat since the 77-71 loss when they visited Clemson back on February 8.

They issued an immediate response and went on to close out the regular season on an eight-game win streak.

Duke kept that tear going at the ACC tournament as they beat Georgia Tech 78-70 and North Carolina 74-71 to make it to the final.

The Blue Devils then clinched the conference championship with a 73-62 victory over Louisville.

Mount St Mary's Form

Mount St Mary's enter this first-round matchup having successfully negotiated the First Four with their fourth consecutive win.

The Mountaineers were inconsistent over the final 10 days of the regular season, going 2-2 in their last four games.

They did wrap up the regular season with a win though, beating Marist 62-52, and they repeated that victory in the conference tournament as they downed the Red Foxes, 62-58.

Mount St Mary's then beat Merrimack 57-55 in the semi-finals, before claiming the MAAC crown with a 63-49 victory over Iona.

That earned the Mountaineers a shot at March Madness, and they progressed to the first round with an 83-72 win over American.

Verdict

Bracket busters are not uncommon early in March Madness, but we do not expect to see one here.

Duke have dominated this season and we expect them to make straightforward work of Mount St Mary's.

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