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NCAA Tournament predictions: Experts have Duke over San Diego State

The experts are all lining up to take Duke over San Diego State on Sunday.

Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

No. 8 seeded San Diego State takes on No. 1 seed Duke for the right to got the Sweet 16 next weekend. With the Blue Devils being a top seed it is not surprising to see that they are a heavy favorite over the Aztecs. However, San Diego State does have the size to matchup with Jahlil Okafor, Marshall Plumlee and Amile Jefferson and give them some issues.

The line on this game opened at 7.5 points in favor of Duke, but it has already increased to 9.5 points. A lot of people are jumping on Duke to get an easy win over San Diego State.

FiveThirtyEight Sports is currently giving San Diego State a 15 percent chance to beat Duke, and looking ahead less than one percent to win the entire tournament.

KenPom is giving the Aztecs a little bit more of a chance to make it to the Sweet 16 with a 17.3 chance to make it to the next round.

TeamRankings.com likes Duke a lot more than numberFire see's it is a close game.