Overview
- Duke vs. Texas tips at 8:45 p.m. ET at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on fubo.
- The matchup is part of the inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational, highlighting an early-season nonconference slate.
- Consensus odds price Duke about -8 to -8.5 with a total near 152–153 points, depending on the sportsbook.
- SportsLine’s model simulated the game 10,000 times, leans Under on the total, and indicates one side cashes in nearly 60% of runs.
- Duke returns from a 35-4 Final Four season after multiple NBA departures including AP Player of the Year Cooper Flagg, while Texas starts the Sean Miller era following Rodney Terry’s exit and the loss of lottery pick Tre Johnson.