Duke vs Michigan State Spread Odds
Published on March 29th, 2013 4:12 pm ESTMichigan State and Duke will square off in another one of the Regional Semifinal games on Friday evening. The game will be broadcast on CBS and will take place inside of the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Duke has the slight edge (according to bookmakers) heading into Friday's night game. As of this moment, bookmakers have Duke listed as a 2 point favorite.
Let's look at the current betting odds for this game:
Duke, -2, -110
Michigan State, +2, -110
Now, the "straight up" odds:
Duke, -140
Michigan State, +120
These odds mean that a successful $140 bet on Duke would give you a total profit of $100, while a successful $100 bet on Michigan State would yield a total profit of $120.
As far as odds goes, this is a very close contest. To give these numbers some context, Florida is currently a -1100 favorite to beat Florida Gulf Coast later today, which means that you would have to bet $1100 just for the chance to win $100 in profit.
Finally, the over/under line is currently set at 134.5 points:
Over 134.5 Points, -110
Under 134.5 Points, -110
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Duke is the #2 ranked team in the Midwest Region, while Michigan State is the #3 ranked team.
The winner of Duke/Michigan State will move on to face the winner of Louisville/Oregon in the Regional Finals.
