The biggest rivalry in the sport! It's time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Duke prediction and pick. ClutchPoints is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way connected to any sportsbook. Gambling is not offered on this website in any form. The biggest rivalry in the sport takes place on Saturday evening as Duke hosts North Carolina.
North Carolina is not having a season to remember. They would need to win the conference tournament with explosive offense in order to make the Big Dance. As the No. Since then, the Blue Devils have won 14 straight games.
Duke is a perfect in the ACC. Despite being a big favorite against their rivals tomorrow night, the Blue Devils cannot take this contest lightly. North Carolina is coming off a loss to Pitt on the road by eight points. Head coach Jay Williams was not happy. UNC is not accustomed to losing games and the players are starting to doubt themselves. They are losers of three of their last four games and need something to change quickly.
Maybe, a game against Duke can get them going. This rivalry is one of the biggest in all of sports and the Tar Heels are more than capable of upsetting Duke in Durham. Despite all the frustration and losing, North Carolina boasts a great offense averaging RJ Davis leads the way at He adds 3. Davis has scored in double figures in all but two games this season with a season-high of 30 in the win against Dayton in the Maui Invitational. Ian Jackson is second on the squad at The freshman from New York is one of the top in his class already showcasing his elite offense.
The Tar Heels have a chance to cover this spread if both of these players play well. UNC contains two more guards who average north of 10 points per game as a very guard-heavy team. Seth Trimble is a respectable all-around guard who averages However, Trimble shoots a miserable He must change his ways against Duke because if he doesn't connect from beyond the arc then he will continue to hurt his team.
