Cooper Flagg, the highly-touted forward for the No. 12 Duke Blue Devils, has largely lived up to expectations through four games, but he faces a tough test on Friday, November 22 vs. the No. 17 Arizona Wildcats.
Flagg's first reality check this season came at the end of a showdown against then-No. 19 Kentucky at a neutral venue in Atlanta, which Duke lost 77-72.
With less than 15 seconds left and the game tied at 72, he spun right into a defender who stole the ball, went coast-to-coast, got fouled and made both free throws. On the ensuing possession, Flagg got the ball again, dribbled into the corner, got smothered by a defender and stumbled out of bounds to turn the ball over.
The game against Arizona is Duke's second of the season against a ranked team after the Kentucky game, and Flagg will be motivated to finish stronger this time around. He generally played well before the last minute against Kentucky, posting 26 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
For the season, Flagg is averaging 16.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.8 blocks while shooting 44.2 percent from the field but just 22.2 percent from three.
Arizona will be a tough test, especially with the Wildcats coming off a 15-point loss to then-unranked Wisconsin.
Under head coach Tommy Lloyd, Arizona has held opponents to just 27.4 percent three-point shooting this season and they grab the most offensive rebounds per game with 21.7, so threes and fast breaks may be hard to come by for Flagg and company.
Ahead of his second major test of the 2024/25 Men's College Basketball season with Duke entering as a +1.5-point road underdog, let's take a look at Flagg's player props, lines and odds.
Over 17.5 | -120 |
Under 17.5 | -110 |
20+ | +140 |
25+ | +425 |
30+ | +1200 |
35+ | +2000 |
40+ | +4000 |
Over 3.5 | +140 |
Under 3.5 | -170 |
5+ | +300 |
7+ | +1200 |
10+ | +4000 |
Over 7.5 | -130 |
Under 7.5 | +100 |
10+ | +220 |
13+ | +900 |
15+ | +1650 |
17+ | +4000 |
Over 1.5 | +100 |
Under 1.5 | -130 |
3+ | +320 |
4+ | +900 |
5+ | +1700 |
6+ | +4000 |
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Odds available in select states. Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.