This pick here is no knock on Duke, but rather what we see as an extremely tough opening round draw. Oral Roberts brings in the longest win streak in the nation (17 straight wins). They rank inside the top 25 in adjusted offensive efficiency, rank 7th in effective field goal percentage, and are a fantastic three point and free throw shooting team. Oral Roberts offense also ranks 2nd nationally in turnover percentage. This group takes care of the basketball as well as any team in the country. Duke is also one of the hottest teams in the nation coming into the tournament, riding a 9 game win streak. Duke breezed through the ACC tournament, but this Oral Roberts team will be a completely different look from the ACC competition Duke has been playing. This will be a good coaching test for first year Duke head coach Jon Scheyer. The big edge for Duke in this matchup is on defense, and rebounding. If Oral Roberts can limit the second chance opportunities for Duke, they should be right in this game down to the wire. We will take the 6.5 points with the underdogs for one unit.

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