The No. 6 Duke Blue Devils (15-1, 4-0 ACC) are heavy favorites (-14.5) as they attempt to continue a four-game road winning streak when they take on the California Golden Bears (13-4, 1-3 ACC) on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at Haas Pavilion. The game airs at 11 p.m. ET on ACC Network. The over/under in the matchup is 149.5.

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Duke vs. Cal betting lines

• Duke moneyline odds to win: -1370
• Cal moneyline odds to win: +805
• Spread: Duke (-14.5)
• Total: 149.5

Duke statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Duke has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered two times in eight games when playing at home, and it has covered three times in four games on the road.
• The Blue Devils have hit the over on the total in two of eight home games (25%). They’ve done better in away games, eclipsing the total in two of four matchups (50%).
• Duke, as a moneyline favorite, has an identical winning percentage when playing at home (6-0 record) and on the road (3-0 record).

Recent trends

• The Blue Devils have seen a downturn in scoring recently, racking up 82.6 points per game in their last 10 outings, 4.2 points fewer than the 86.8 they’ve scored this year.
• Duke’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (72.2) is 5.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (66.6).
• Over their last 10 contests, the Blue Devils are making one fewer three-pointer per game than their season long average (8.8 compared to 9.8 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (33.5% compared to 35.5% season-long).

Duke betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-9-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 3-1-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 14.5+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 7-9-0; As Underdog: 0-0-0)
• O-U-P: 5-11-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 2-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 6-0; Away: 3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)

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Cal statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Last year, Cal was 8-9-0 at home against the spread (.471 winning percentage). On the road, it was 10-3-0 ATS (.769).
• Golden Bears games finished above the over/under 64.7% of the time at home (11 of 17) last season, and 30.8% of the time on the road (four of 13).
• As moneyline underdogs last year, the Golden Bears won a higher percentage of games at home (1-2) than on the road (2-11).

Recent trends

• While the Golden Bears are posting 79.8 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that over their previous 10 games, tallying 76.6 points per contest.
• Cal has performed worse defensively in its last 10 games, ceding 70.3 points per contest, 0.3 more points than its season average of 70.
• The Golden Bears are sinking 8.2 treys per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.6 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (8.8). Additionally, they own a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (34.6%) compared to their season average from downtown (36.1%).

Cal betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-0 (Home: 11-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-3)