Duke and North Carolina Get Ready to Travel Tobacco Road
The fans at Cameron Indoor Stadium will the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils Wednesday night. This is the biggest rivalry in college basketball and it renews itself tonight. North Carolina leads the series 96-83. The teams split the regular-season games last year, with the home team winning each time. The Tar Heels won the rubber match in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN LINE: Duke -10; O/U: 165.
Super-Frosh R.J. Barrett recorded the first triple-double by a Duke player in 13 years Saturday. He ended with 23 points, 11 rebounds and a season-best 10 assists in the Blue Devils’ 94-78 victory over North Carolina State. North Carolina bounced back from its home loss to No. 3 Virginia two games ago. They came up with the most lopsided conference road win in program history in smacking Wake Forest 95-57 on Saturday.
This, That, and a Dart Throw
The North Carolina Tar Heels are 20-5 overall and 10-2 in the ACC. Leading scorer Cameron Johnson pours in 16.3 points per game. He had 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including 7-of-10 from long range. He also chipped in with three rebounds, three assists and three steals Saturday. Luke Maye and Coby White each added 10 points as 13 Tar Heels recorded points in the blowout. North Carolina shot 62.3 percent from the floor. They were an amazing 74.1% in the first half. They also show 64% from the 3-point line. That is a program record for any road game in which they attempted 20 or more 3s.
The Duke Blue Devils are 23-2 overall and 11-1 in the ACC. Barrett continues to lead the ACC in scoring at 22.7 points per game. Zion Williamson’s 32-point outburst against N.C. State has him closing in on Barrett. He is now averaging 22.4 points. Tre Jones added 13 points. The Blue Devils were able to score 94 despite shooting only 3-of-16 from the 3-point line. Duke dominated on the glass against the Wolfpack, winning the rebounding battle 44-26. The Blue Devils sit second in the conference at 42.2 rebounds per game, just behind North Carolina’s 42.5
PREDICTION: Duke 88, North Carolina 81
ACC Basketball Betting Odds & Trends
| North Carolina Tar Heels |
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| North Carolina is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games |
| North Carolina is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games |
| The total has gone UNDER in 11 of North Carolina’s last 15 games |
| North Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road |
| North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina’s last 6 games on the road |
| North Carolina is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Duke |
| North Carolina is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing Duke |
| North Carolina is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Duke |
| North Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Duke |
| Duke Blue Devils |
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| Duke is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games |
| Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games |
| The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Duke’s last 8 games |
| Duke is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home |
| Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home |
| The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Duke’s last 16 games at home |
| Duke is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing North Carolina |
| Duke is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against North Carolina |
| Duke is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against North Carolina |
Next up:
North Carolina home to Florida State Saturday, February 23
Duke at Syracuse Saturday, February 23
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