Cooper Flagg and the Duke men's basketball team extended their win streak to eight games on Saturday, handing a red-hot SMU squad a 27-point loss on its own court, and coaches around the country still see the Blue Devils as a top-four team.

Pitt beat Duke basketball at Cameron Indoor Stadium last season. Will the Blue Devils avoid the upset this week in Durham? Here's our prediction.

Duke coach Jon Scheyer did not travel with the No. 4 Blue Devils for their 89-62 victory at SMU on Saturday due to illness. The program revealed Scheyer's status roughly 15 minutes before tipoff and announced associate head coach Chris Carrawell would serve as acting head coach for the game.

The Duke Blue Devils remained second in the KenPom rankings after their Saturday victory over the SMU Mustangs, but Cooper Flagg and his teammates moved within striking distance of the

Running the table in a power conference is incredibly difficult, but with how well Duke is playing — and how poor the rest of the ACC looks — it’s not out of the question.

Before we arrive in 2025, let's take a look at what Duke basketball did in the 2024 portion of its schedule and what's ahead for the Blue Devils.

Duke standout freshman Cooper Flagg had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the fourth-ranked Blue Devils, playing without ill coach Jon Scheyer, extended their winning streak to eight games with an 89-62 victory at Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU on Saturday.

For the first time since he took over as Duke basketball’s head coach, Jon Scheyer will not be on the bench for a Blue Devils game on Saturday.

Will the Duke men's basketball team take the court on Saturday? Following an 88-65 victory over Virginia Tech on New Year's Eve, Duke's seventh win in a row, the Blue Devils travel to Texas for a road battle with the SMU Mustangs.