Michigan State-Duke Basketball: Betting line, over/under points total

Michigan State basketball has opened as a sizable underdog against the Duke Blue Devils in Tuesday night's top five showdown in the Windy City.According to FanDuel, No. 5 Michigan State is listed as a 6.5-point underdog against No. 2 Duke in Tuesday's Champions Classic matchup. The over/under points total is set at 147.5 points.Michigan State comes into this top five battle with a perfect 2-0 start to the year. The Spartans made easy work of Quinnipiac in their opener last Monday, and then followed that up by dismantling MAC-contender Toledo on Thursday.Duke has also dominated their mid major foes to open the season. The Blue Devils handled both Army and Coastal Carolina with ease last week to improve to 2-0.Tipoff for this matchup is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The game -- which is being played at the United Center in Chicago -- will be televised on ESPN.Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: Michigan State-Duke Basketball: Betting line, over/under points total