Illinois Chicago at Duke

UIC's off a surprise 24-8 / NCAA tourney season but they've lost their top scorers and rebounders. The linesmakers dont seem to be giving much credit to coach Collins here, installing them as a 21-point dog. Sure, they are overmatched against Duke but the Flames are 3-3 and haven't lost a game this season by more than 12 points. They're playing pretty good defense, holding opponents to 62 points per game on the road and 40% shooting overall. They took Georgia Tech to the wire, falling by just one point on November 22nd as a 10.5 point underdog. UIC plays pretty good ball historically in December and in non-conference games. They are 31-16 ATS in December games and 53-25 ATS in non-conference games since 1997. Coach K is off his 700th career victory and he and his team will be taking UIC a bit lightly, allowing for a back-door cover in this one. One star pick: UIC plus the points.