The Blue Devils are favorites to win the NCAA championship at 7-2 odds. UNLV lost its top seven scorers from last season. Duke opened as a 15½-point favorite on Dec. 10.
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UNLV coach Marvin Menzies and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski stood shoulder to shoulder on Thursday, but they will be on opposing sidelines in December. The programs meet for the first time since Duke upset the Rebels in the 1991 national semifinals.
Patrick McCaw, the former UNLV guard who declared for the NBA Draft and was a second-round pick, is in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League as a member of the Golden State Warriors.