It was a close call in the Sweet 16 at Indy vs. local favorite Purdue, the Cougs dominated Tennessee on Sunday when the Vols froze on the big stage and become unnerved by Kelvin Sampson’s jarring defense, but Duke is built a bit better to handle the Houston pressure. Dissecting the Bama defense in the Elite 8 was merely the appetizer; watch for the Blue Devils to do what UT couldn’t and play over the top of the Cougar defense, with savvy vet components like Tyrese Proctor and ex-Tulane Sion James strong enough to handle the UH pressure. As the romp past the Tide reminded, there is also much more to Duke than Cooper Flagg, with fellow frosh Kon Knueppel (21 points) and the unflappable Proctor (17 points) leading the scoring assault vs. Bama Scoring better than 92 pg in the Dance thus far, it can be said the Duke's offense is humming. Though another reason to like the "over" in the nightcap at the Alamodome is that no Blue Devils scoreline, with a healthy Cooper Flagg in the lineup, has fallen beneath 140 since a midseason 78-57 win over the Cal Golden Bears. Play Duke-Houston "Over" (NCAA at San Antonio)