The ninth-ranked Blue Devils haven't lost three straight in nearly eight years, but they're on the verge of doing just that heading into Monday night's visit from Syracuse.

Duke (14-4, 3-2) won its first three ACC games by average of 19 points as part of a five-game winning streak, then ran into a surging Clemson team that pulled off a 68-63 home upset Wednesday. It was solid offensively against visiting Notre Dame on Saturday but fell 95-91, losing for the first time when scoring at least that many points since 2008.

Look for DUKE to be focused on the defensive side of the ball tonight.

They need this win and they should get it with a blowout over the visiting Orange.

The Blue Devils are 10-3 ATS after an ATS loss. They are 16-7 ATS in their last 23 games.