Indiana State Sycamores vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 11/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana State Sycamores vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ACC Network

Cameron Indoor Stadium is the location where the Duke Blue Devils (3-0) will meet the Indiana State Sycamores (2-1) on Friday.

The Indiana State Sycamores faced off with SIU Edwardsville and walked away with a win by a score of 64-55 in their last game. Indiana State finished the game having earned a 36.7% field goal percentage (22 of 60) and made 7 out of their 30 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Sycamores converted 13 of their 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 39 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of the defense, Indiana State allowed the other team to go 34.4% from the field on 22 out of 64 shooting. SIU Edwardsville earned 8 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. Furthermore, SIU Edwardsville snagged 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. SIU Edwardsville ended up shooting 61.5% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 13 tries. They buried 3 out of their 15 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Sycamores ended up with 14 while SIU Edwardsville racked up 15 personal fouls.

Camp Wagner is someone who played a role in this matchup. He racked up 16 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He finished the game at 41.7% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Indiana State enters this game with a win-loss record of 2-1 this year. They have an average of 81.3 pts per game (170th in D-1) while hitting 46.7% from the floor. The Sycamores are shooting 25.6% on three-point attempts (20 of 78) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana State is snagging 39.0 rebounds per game and has earned 52 assists on the season, which ranks 112th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Sycamores are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They concede 36.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 204th in college in PPG allowed (73.3). The Sycamores defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (81 of 187) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 147th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 35 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Duke Blue Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 114-59 when they faced Army. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Duke permitted Army to snag 25 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 24.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 out of 49 and ended up shooting 5 out of 7 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Blue Devils allowed Army to convert 21 of their 68 attempts from the field which had them shooting 30.9% in this matchup. Overall, the Blue Devils finished 37 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.9%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Duke made 16 out of 37 attempts (43.2%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.8%. Army had 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They gave up possession 10 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Blue Devils snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this contest.

Dame Sarr ended up being a factor for the Blue Devils in this matchup. He recorded 19 points in his 21 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 6 out of 8 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Duke has a win-loss record of 3-0 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Devils are hitting on 49.2% from the field, which has them ranked 93rd in the nation. Duke has accumulated 284 pts for the campaign (94.7 per contest) and they average 45.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 20.3 times per contest (28th in college) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per contest. The Blue Devils commit 17.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Duke defense gives up 22.8% on three-point shots (21 of 92) and their opponents are connecting on 68.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 9.3 assists and 36.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 42nd and 231st in college hoops. The Blue Devils on the defensive end are ranked 21st in D-1 in points given up per game with 57.7. They are able to force 15.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 31.2% from the floor (5th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana State

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