Duke vs. Michigan State: Blue Devils Coach Mike Krzyzewski to Pass Bob Knight

The Duke Blue Devils (2-0) and Michigan State Spartans (0-1) are set to meet up Tuesday night inside Madison Square Garden in the State Farm Champions Challenge in New York City.

Mike Krzyzewski will be under the spotlight, coming in with 902 career wins, which has tied him with Bob Knight as the winningest coach in NCAA college basketball history. 

Las Vegas odds-makers certainly knew the stakes when opening up the Blue Devils as five-point neutral-site favorites, but the early betting has driven the line 1.5 points higher in most spots.

Duke has already opened the season with two non-conference wins to open the 2011-12 campaign, including a 77-76 scare when hosting the Belmont Bruins inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Michigan State will become the first team to start a season versus the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils in the last 35 years, dropping an 67-55 decision as 8.5-point underdogs to the Tar Heels aboard the USS Carl Vinson last Friday night.

The Spartans are just 2-6 all-time in this series between Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference powers, including an 84-79 loss as 10-point road underdogs a year ago.

From a handicapping standpoint, Duke has won 30 consecutive games in November, which has played big part in the program's 110-10 record during the month under Krzyzewski.

Spartans head coach Tom Izzo is known for playing tough non-conference schedules to prepare his squad for the rigors of the NCAA Tournament, but is 4-8 against the spread in November the past two-plus seasons.

With the game being nationally broadcast by ESPN starting at 7 p.m. ET, I simply don't see the Blue Devils falling short here.

It's also important to note that Knight will be serving as color analyst for tonight's game, as he mentored Coach K at Army in the 1960s.

The record falls tonight in prime time.