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Duke-Louisville basketball: How to watch the game, betting lines

Duke’s Matthew Hurt (21) drives against Louisville’s Dwayne Sutton, right, during an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.
Duke’s Matthew Hurt (21) drives against Louisville’s Dwayne Sutton, right, during an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.

Needing more wins to solidify its NCAA tournament hopes, resurgent Duke plays Louisville Saturday night in the final home game of the season at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The Blue Devils (11-8. 9-6 ACC) are on a four-game winning streak and look to avenge last month’s 70-65 loss to the Cardinals (12-5, 7-4 ACC) at Louisville.

How to watch Blue Devils vs. Cardinals basketball

The game tips off at 6 p.m. and is televised on ESPN, which is available on all satellite, cable and streaming TV services. North Carolina’s game with Florida State tips at 4 p.m. and precedes the Duke-Louisville telecast on ESPN. So there’s a chance the Cardinals and Blue Devils will see their tip time delayed if the UNC-Florida State runs long.

Follow along online at the N&O’s live blog here.

Betting odds

Duke opened as a 6-point favorite Friday and the Saturday morning line now showed the Blue Devils as a 5.5-point favorite, according to Vegas Insider. The over-under total is 142 points.

This story was originally published February 27, 2021 at 8:54 AM.

Steve Wiseman
The News & Observer
Steve Wiseman was named Raleigh News & Observer and Durham Herald-Sun sports editor in May 2025. He covered Duke athletics, beginning in 2010, prior to his current assignment. In the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest, he placed in the top 10 in beat writing in 2019, 2021 and 2022, breaking news in 2019, event coverage in 2025 and explanatory writing in 2018. Before coming to Durham in 2010, Steve worked for The State (Columbia, SC), Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.), The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.), Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record covering beats including the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints, University of South Carolina athletics and the S.C. General Assembly. He’s won numerous state-level press association awards. Steve graduated from Illinois State University in 1989. 
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