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Consistency is the major element for No. 2 Duke against Central Arkansas

By Kevin Connelly

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 08: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski talks with Jack White #41 of the Duke Blue Devils during the second half of their game against the Colorado State Rams at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 08, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 08: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski talks with Jack White #41 of the Duke Blue Devils during the second half of their game against the Colorado State Rams at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 08, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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The Duke Basketball team will try and find consistency on offense as the Blue Devils host Central Arkansas on Tuesday night.

Tuesday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, the newly ranked No. 2 Duke Blue Devils are back in action against the Central Arkansas Bears.

Duke is coming off wins against then No. 3 Kansas and Colorado State in the opening week of the season and while still showing some flaws, the Blue Devils were awful impressive in its two wins, especially on the defensive side of the ball.

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Central Arkansas is 1-2 on the season, but its two losses have come on the road against major conference teams in Baylor and Georgetown. The Bears lost by 44 to Baylor but only fell by 11 points against the Hoyas.

The biggest issues for Duke coming out of the Colorado State game were 3-point shooting and free throw shooting, something that won’t come back to bite the Blue Devils against a Central Arkansas like team, but down the road could be a major issue for Duke.

Only two players made a 3-pointer in the win on Friday, Alex O’Connell and Matthew Hurt and while O’Connell has played well in both games for Duke, Hurt has played well, but hasn’t jumped off the screen like some of the other freshmen has such as Cassius Stanley and Vernon Carey Jr.

Duke should handle Central Arkansas very easily but one of the major things to focus on is how the Blue Devils operate in the half court offense and where the shots come from.

Tre Jones does a great job of running the offense and Stanley has emerged in the early season as a go-to scorer, but if someone else is able to step up, that’s a major positive for Duke.

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Expect Mike Krzyzewski to go to his bench early and often as he used nine rotational pieces against Kansas, ten against Colorado State, he might even go 11 deep on Tuesday night if Justin Robinson is given a boost in minutes after seeing eight minutes on Friday.

The No. 2 Duke Blue Devils will look to go to 3-0 on the season at 7:00pm EST against Central Arkansas and fans can watch the game on the ACC Network.

PREDICTION: Duke 97, Central Arkansas 63

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