The top-seeded Duke Blue Devils hope to avoid an upset bid by the fifth-seeded Utah Utes when they square off in a South Region Sweet 16 matchup Friday. The Blue Devils are just 3-6 in their past nine trips to the Sweet 16 and have gone 1-5-1 against the spread versus No. 5 seeds since 1996, losing four of the seven games.

Opening spread

The Blue Devils opened as 4.5-point favorites. (Compare lines and consensus on the Odds Shark matchup report.)

Why pick Utah to cover the spread

The Utes seem to be playing their best basketball of the seaso...

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