Perfectly predicting the scores of every Duke basketball game this season
By Matt Giles
Predicting the final score of the fifth Duke basketball game this season
Opponent: Elon Phoenix
Date: Dec. 6
Time: 12 p.m. EST (ACCN)
Location: Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor Stadium)
Elon’s record last season: 13-21 (7-11 in CAA)
Head coach: Mike Schrage (13-21 overall in one season as a head coach, which came last season at Elon)
Why Duke will win: Mike Schrage has compiled some upgraded pieces for the Phoenix, but many of the best players are freshmen and sophomores. In other words, Schrage’s inexperienced club won’t be the non-conference opponent on Duke’s schedule to capitalize on the inexperience of the Blue Devils. In a year or two, one might expect Elon to emerge as a Cinderella, but there will be no such fairytale ending in Cameron Indoor Stadium this year.
Predicted final score: Duke 88, Elon 66
Duke’s predicted overall record to date: 4-1 (0-0 in ACC)