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A year ago, Gonzaga had a great shot at making the Final Four before running into the Seminoles’ combination of depth and defense. Gonzaga stars Rui Hachimura and Zach Norvell got their points, combining to score 30, but they had to take 28 shots to do it, nowhere near efficient enough to beat FSU. But the Bulldogs have one factor that they didn’t have last time: Brandon Clarke. Is BC enough to take down FSU at the HC in CA? Bookmakers think so and opened the Zags -7.5.

Duke is still here. They probably shouldn’t be, given that Central Florida’s final shot covered almost all of the rim before dropping off, but the Blue Devils survived and advanced to another East Regional. So was this game the test that readies Duke for a run for the rest of the tournament, or the game that provided the blueprint on how to beat them? DJ tries to answer that question and if the Dukies can cover the -7.5!