After losing 89-54 at Duke in January, Miami will play the Blue Devils for the second time this season against the Blue Devils on Tuesday night at the Watsco Center. The biggest story for Duke at Miami on Tuesday night will center around Blue Devils' assistant coach Jai Lucas who is reportedly going to be the Hurricanes' next head coach.
Details on a contract are reportedly being worked out. No date on when an announcement about Lucas becoming the next Miami head has emerged. Lucas has previously been on the staffs at Texas and Kentucky before being hired at Duke when Jon Scheyer took over as head coach.
Duke travels to Coral Gables after beating Illinois 110-67 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Miami had a two-game home winning streak ended in an 81-68 loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday night. Duke has the projected number-one pick in the 2025 NBA Draft Cooper Flagg.
Flagg leads Duke averaging 19.5 points per game, 7.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists. In their win over Miami last month, Flagg scored 13 points and had seven rebounds and six assists. Lynn Kidd led Miami with 20 points on 10-17 from the floor but had only one rebound in the loss at Duke in January.
Duke at Miami FanFuel odds
Miami is a 22.5-point underdog versus Duke per the FanDuel Sportsbook. Laying the points with Duke is -102. Taking Miami and the points is -120. Duke is -7000 on the moneyline and Miami is +2000. The Over/Under for Miami at Duke is 149.5. The over is -115 and the under is -105.
Duke versus Miami series history
Duke leads the series with Miami 27-9. Miami is 6-10 versus Duke in South Florida and 9-19 in ACC games. The Blue Devils have a three-game winning streak versus Miami, but the Hurricanes have won two of the last three in Coral Gables.
Duke at Miami TV
Duke at Miami will get started at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
What is next for Miami?
Miami faces the daunting task of playing Duke on Tuesday night and at North Carolina on Saturday. Georgia Tech hosts Miami on March 4 and the Hurricanes will conclude their season on March 8 at home versus North Carolina State.