Fansided · Mar 19
No Ngongba, no problem? Final odds for Duke vs. Siena point to a Blue Devils rout
Even with Patrick Ngongba confirmed to be out, Duke is a massive opening-round favorite against 16-seeded Siena.
Bob Donnan-Imagn ImagesDuke will open the NCAA Tournament this afternoon against 16-seeded Siena, and they will have to do so without star sophomore center Patrick Ngongba, who head coach Jon Scheyer said would be "very unlikely" to play on Thursday and then confirmed he would be out with the Blue Devils' official injury report.
But Ngongba's absence hasn't changed anything for oddsmakers. Duke opened as a 27.5-point favorite against Gerry McNamara's Saints, and that's exactly where the line has remained as of 11 am ET on Thursday, just a few short hours before tip-off.