No. 9 Duke takes on No. 18 Michigan State in the first game of a marquee doubleheader Tuesday night at the Champions Classic in Chicago featuring two teams trying to avoid their second loss of the young season. Both the Blue Devils and Spartans suffered a loss in the opening week of the 2023-24 college basketball season that dropped them out of the top five in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll.
Michigan State opened up the season with a 79-76 overtime loss to James Madison for the first home loss in the month of November in Tom Izzo's 29-year coaching career. Michigan State bounced back from its overtime loss to the Dukes three days later with a 74-51 win over Southern Indiana behind 14 points from star guard Tyson Walker.
After starting the season with a blowout win over Dartmouth, Duke was upset at home at the hands of Arizona for its first loss of the season. The 78-73 setback to the Wildcats marked the first home loss of Jon Scheyer's tenure with the Blue Devils after starting his coaching career with 17 consecutive wins inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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How to watch Duke vs. Michigan State live
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 14 | Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: United Center -- Chicago
TV: ESPN | Live stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
Duke vs. Michigan State prediction, picks
Odds via SportsLine consensus
Through the first two games of the season, Michigan State is shooting an abysmal 2-of-31 from beyond the arc. That number just isn't going to cut it against almost any team in the country, especially a top-10 team like Duke. There's reason to be optimistic on both sides despite early losses to open up the season. Walker looks like he's ready to take a huge leap and Duke's Kyle Filipowski is playing like an early National Player of the Year candidate. The X-Factor in this game is Duke's Tyrese Proctor, who struggled to find his shot against Arizona. Proctor is an outstanding facilitator, but the Blue Devils need the 6-foot-5 to be more aggressive in creating his own shot to unlock the offense. If that happens, Duke should record its first big win of the season. Prediction: Duke -3
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