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Duke Blue Devils vs Boston College Eagles: NCAA Basketball Picks

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Duke at Boston College
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 19, 2012
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

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THE STORY: Duke travels to Boston College in a game between an ACC have and have not. The No. 4 Blue Devils can move into a three-way tie for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a win over the Eagles, who are tied for 10th and have the league’s worst overall winning percentage. Expect to see a few 3-pointers: Duke leads the ACC with 8.2 per game and Boston College ranks third at 7.2. Duke leads the series 9-1 since the 2005-06 season. The Eagles’ win came in Chestnut Hill and the three home losses were by an average of 4.3 points.

TV: 6 p.m. ET, ESPNU

ABOUT DUKE (22-4, 9-2 ACC): The Blue Devils will be trying to win their sixth straight league game for the first time since the 2005-06 season. Brothers Mason and Miles Plumlee are combining to average 17.9 points and 16.3 rebounds, and one of them has led the team in rebounding in 24 of 26 games. Seth Curry is averaging 18.6 points over the last five games, during which he’s been in double figures every time and shot 43.2 percent on 3-pointers. Austin Rivers, named the ACC Freshman of the Week for the fourth straight time, is averaging 15 points and has had 22 double-figure games. Duke has trailed at the half in three of its last four games.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE (8-18, 3-9): Freshman Ryan Anderson has put together three straight impressive outings, averaging 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds and shooting 54.3 percent over that span. Anderson had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the last game against Maryland and improved his season average of 10.4 points. Over the last six games, Matt Humphrey is averaging 12.7 points and has scored in double figures five times. He is averaging 10.2 points and 3.5 rebounds. Dennis Clifford (9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds) and Lonnie Jackson (8.5 points) have also been steady freshmen performers.

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1. Boston College is 0-11 when the opposition shoots 40-49 percent.

2. Duke is one win short of winning at least 10 conference games for the fifth straight season.

3. The Eagles have at least eight 3-pointers in eight games.

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NCAA Apuestas: NC State Wolfpack contra Duke Blue Devils

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N.C State a Duke
Cuándo: 9:00 PM ET, Jueves, 16 de febrero 2012
Dónde: Cameron Indoor Stadium, de Durham, Carolina del Norte

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LA HISTORIA: Duke y North Carolina Clasificación primero y segundo, respectivamente, en la ACC en el porcentaje de tiros de campo y el porcentaje de 3 puntos. Ese delito ha llevado a los Blue Devils cuarto lugar en una lucha por el primer lugar en la conferencia, mientras que la manada se esconde un juego detrás. Con el fin de cerrar esa brecha, North Carolina State está pasando a tener que sacar una partida de 13 derrotas consecutivas en el Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke ha dominado la serie en los últimos años, teniendo cinco de los seis últimos en general.

TV: las 9 pm ET, Red del CAC, ESPN Full Court, ESPN3.com

ACERCA DE NORTH CAROLINA STATE (18-7, 7-3 ACC): Los Wolfpack han ganado tres partidos consecutivos subiendo fuerte en general la posición de una plaza del torneo NCAA. Una victoria sobre Duke sustancialmente a aumentar el curriculum vitae. NC State ha perdido un promedio de 18,2 puntos durante su racha de derrotas en el Cameron Indoor Stadium, incluyendo un revés 76-52 la temporada pasada en la cual Scott Wood se llevó a cabo sin goles. Wood (13,4 puntos) lidera el equipo de 2011-12 en la puntuación y ha enterrado a 43,7 por ciento de sus tiros de 3 puntos - tops en la ACC.

Acerca de Duke (21-4, 8-2): Los Blue Devils vienen de uno de sus mejores semanas de la temporada y puede haber encontrado un juego interior fuerte para ir junto con su fuerza de perímetro. Miles y Mason Plumlee cada uno registró un doble-doble en la victoria del sábado 73-55 a Maryland, con Miles 22 rebotes marcando el total más alto en 37 años el entrenador Mike Krzyzewski de la carrera. Combinado con el cuarteto fuera de Austin Rivers, Seth Curry, Dawkins Andre y Ryan Kelly, Duke es cada vez más equilibrada a la ofensiva ya que la temporada avanza.

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1. Las escuelas se han reunido 235 veces en su historia, con los Blue Devils que sostienen una ventaja 138-97.

2. Duke es 11.2 en casa. Ha perdido más de dos partidos en casa sólo una vez en los últimos 16 temporadas.

3. Los Wolfpack han golpeado en los tres últimos equipos en la conferencia en los últimos tres partidos y jugará su próximo tres contra los mejores, con Florida State y North Carolina después de los Blue Devils.

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Thursday NCAA basketball: NC State at No. 4 Duke

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The NC State Wolfpack are surging into contention in the ACC and they can make a major statement with an upset at No. 4 Duke on Thursday night – Place your college basketball bets at WagerWeb.com.

Hard to know how good the Wolfpack are, however. Yes, they have won three in a row and six of eight, but those two losses were to the only two ranked clubs they played in that stretch (North Carolina and Virginia). On Saturday, NC State won 61-52 at Georgia Tech. C.J. Williams scored 15 points and North Carolina State avenged a loss to Georgia Tech last month. The Wolfpack (18-7, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) got a typically balanced scoring attack, with three other players in double figures. N.C. State forward Scott Wood finally missed a free throw, ending his ACC record streak at 66 in a row.

Duke (21-4, 8-2) has won two in a row and won Saturday vs. Maryland in what could have been a letdown game after the Blue Devils’ stunning upset win at North Carolina last week. Against the Terps, Miles Plumlee had 13 points and a career-high 22 rebounds and younger brother Mason had 16 points and 10 boards in a 73-55 victory. Miles’ rebound total was the most of any player in Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 37-year career. It was the first time both Plumlee brothers had double-doubles in the same game during their three seasons together at Duke. Their 32 combined rebounds were one fewer than the entire Maryland team.

Duke and N.C. State have met 235 times heading into Thursday’s game with the first meeting between the two schools coming in 1912. The Blue Devils lead the all-time series 138-97, including a 46-23 mark at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke has won two straight and five of the last six games in the series. Duke has won 13 straight home games in the series. The Blue Devils have a +18.2 scoring margin in that span. They have won each of the last eight home games against NC State by double figures.

This is the only scheduled meeting between the teams this season.

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Maryland Terrapins at Duke Blue Devils on Saturday: NCAA Basketball Picks

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Maryland at Duke
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 11, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

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THE STORY: Ninth-ranked Duke has scorers all over the court and may have finally found the player capable of taking over at the end of games in freshman Austin Rivers. Maryland ranks 11th in the ACC in scoring defense, surrendering 70.1 points, and has dropped five of its last seven games. The Terrapins controlled the pace for a short time in the first meeting but eventually ran out of gas, dropping a 74-61 in College Park on the day they renamed the court after former coach Gary Williams. With the outside shots not falling in that matchup, the Blue Devils went to the inside and got 23 points and 12 rebounds from Mason Plumlee.

TV: 4 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN3.com

ABOUT MARYLAND (14-9, 4-5 ACC): Stuck in seventh place in the ACC, the Terrapins need a strong finish to improve their NCAA Tournament at-large hopes. With four of the remaining seven regular-season games against ranked opponents, Maryland will need to get more from a defense that has surrendered 76.4 points over the last seven games. The Terrapins snapped an eight-game road losing streak with a 64-62 victory at Clemson on Tuesday despite nearly squandering a 14-point lead. Maryland has lost its last four trips to Cameron Indoor Stadium and 10 of 11 overall to the Blue Devils.


ABOUT DUKE (20-4, 7-2): The Blue Devils have lost two straight home games for the first time in five years, including a crushing overtime loss to Miami on Sunday. They trailed at North Carolina by double figures on Wednesday before Rivers took over. The highly touted prospect buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap an 85-84 victory over the archrivals and finished with 29 points. Rivers has stepped up over the last three games, averaging 22.3 points.

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1. Duke has not lost three straight at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1995.

2. Maryland guard Terrell Stoglin leads the ACC in scoring at 22.0, including 27.0 over the last four.

3. The Terrapins rank last in the ACC in steals and have a minus-2.22 turnover margin.

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Wednesday’s Best NCAA Bets: Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels on Wednesday

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Duke at North Carolina
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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THE STORY: Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski questioned his team’s effort following its stunning 78-74 home loss to Miami on Sunday. With so much at stake, the ninth-ranked Blue Devils shouldn’t have any trouble getting motivated for their matchup against No. 5 North Carolina. The Tar Heels are tied with Florida State for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a game ahead of Duke. A Blue Devils loss would put them two back with seven conference games left. Duke has won four of the last five in the series, and eight of the past 13 at Chapel Hill.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN3.com

ABOUT DUKE (19-4, 6-2 ACC): Duke gave up 18 offensive rebounds against Miami, including eight by Reggie Johnson, who torched the Blue Devils with a 27-point, 12-rebound effort. Tyler Zeller, the Tar Heels’ senior forward, might be able to do the same. Zeller has scored 14 or more in eight straight games and has five double-doubles during that stretch. If Duke allows him to control the glass and require extra defenders, it could open things up on the outside for Harrison Barnes, Reggie Bullock and P.J. Hairston. The trio has made a combined 102 3-pointers. Mason Plumlee paces Duke with 9.7 rebounds per game.


ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA (20-3, 7-1 ACC): A rivalry known for its fantastic finishes hasn’t been all that competitive in the last two years. Though North Carolina did salvage an 81-67 home win last year, its four losses have come by six, 10, 17 and 32 points. In the most recent meeting, a 75-58 Duke victory in the ACC championship game, the Blue Devils took a 42-28 halftime lead and smothered the Tar Heels defensively, holding them to 33.9 percent shooting. The Tar Heels might be tough to slow down this time around. During their five-game win streak, they’ve scored 74 or more four times and have won every game by nine or more.

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1. Duke hasn’t lost consecutive games since the 2008-09 season. The Blue Devils are 14-0 off a loss during that stretch, including 3-0 this season.

2. The last four meetings have seen halftime leads of 27, 14 (twice) and 12. North Carolina was the only team to lose a game after leading. The Tar Heels fell 79-73 on Feb. 9, 2010, after leading by 14 at the break.

3. Duke is 21-10 against the Tar Heels since 1998-99.

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Miami Florida visit No. 5 Duke: NCAA College Basketball Betting

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Miami – Florida at Duke
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 5, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

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THE STORY: After winning three straight games and four of its last five, Miami finally has some momentum going as it attempts to solidify a spot in the top half of the ACC. What the Hurricanes don’t have in the near future is a favorable schedule. Miami will visit No. 5 Duke, beginning a stretch in which they will travel to No. 24 Florida State and host No. 6 North Carolina over the next 11 days, with a visit from Virginia Tech thrown into the mix. The upside is that a few wins in that stretch could make for a very compelling at-large case for the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils will do their best to dash those hopes. Duke was called out by coach Mike Krzyzewski after a blowing a big lead in a win over St. John’s on Jan. 28. Responding to their coach, Duke kept the foot on the gas and thrashed Virginia Tech on the road Thursday.

TV: 3 p.m. ET, ESPNU

ABOUT MIAMI (13-7, 4-3 ACC): The Hurricanes gained some momentum by picking on the bottom of the ACC with wins at Boston College and Georgia Tech and then survived a test against Maryland, outlasting the Terrapins in double overtime. Miami nearly rivals the Blue Devils in terms of offensive balance with four players averaging in double figures led by Malcolm Grant’s 13.3 points. Where the Hurricanes lag behind is in efficiency, shooting 44.3 percent as a team. They shot a combined 41.1 percent in two losses to Duke last season.


ABOUT DUKE (19-3, 6-1): The Blue Devils have had a tendency to let teams hang around and will have to work to not overlook Miami with a trip to rival North Carolina coming up Wednesday. Krzyzewski shook up his lineup against the Hokies, bringing Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly off the bench to give the reserves a little more punch. The two responded with a combined 26 points. Duke leads the ACC in 3-point shooting at 40 percent, followed in second by Miami, which connects at 36.3 percent.

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1. The Blue Devils will be looking to reach 20 wins for the 16th straight season.

2. Duke leads the all-time series 15-2, including 7-0 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

3. Miami is 2-2 on the road in ACC play. It has not won three road ACC games since 2005-06.

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NCAA Basketball Betting: St. John’s at Duke

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St. John’s at Duke
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 28, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

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THE STORY: The 2011-12 edition of St. John’s is nothing like the team that thrashed then-No. 3 Duke at Madison Square Garden last season. This year’s team does not have any of the eight players that saw the court for the Red Storm in that win, and went on to beat six ranked teams en route to an NCAA Tournament berth. St. John’s, which started five freshmen in a win over West Virginia on Wednesday, has lost to each of the seven ranked teams it has faced so far in 2011-12. The Red Storm will take on their eighth ranked team when they visit the sixth-ranked Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Duke will be playing at home for the first time since last Saturday, when it dropped a 76-73 decision to Florida State. That marked the end of a 45-game winning streak at home and was the Blue Devils’ first home loss to an unranked opponent in 65 games.

TV: 12 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN3

ABOUT ST. JOHN’S (9-11): The Red Storm went with the all-freshman starting five for the first time on Wednesday, and it is believed to be the first all-freshman starting lineup for the program since 1927-28. It worked, as St. John’s snapped a four-game losing streak with a dominating 78-62 victory. One of the big differences was in distribution, with the Red Storm finishing with 17 assists on 31 field goals. Overall, St. John’s ranks 301st nationally with an average of 11.0 assists.

ABOUT DUKE (17-3): One streak that remains intact is a 93-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents. The Blue Devils’ last loss at home to a non-conference team came to St. John’s, 83-82, on Feb. 26, 2000. Duke is much different from the team that lost to St. John’s last year. In that game, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler combined for 52 points. Those two are now gone, replaced as top scorers by Austin Rivers (14.2) and Ryan Kelly (12.5) in a more balanced, efficient attack. The Blue Devils rank 11th nationally in scoring (80.2) and 12th in field goal percentage (49.2).

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1. Duke is 14-6 all-time against St. John’s (5-1 at Cameron Indoor Stadium).

2. Moe Harkness posted his seventh double-double for St. John’s on Wednesday.

3. The two schools have a combined 62 NCAA Tournament appearances.

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Duke at Maryland: NCAA Basketball Betting

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Duke at Maryland
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Where: Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland
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THE STORY: Losses are not common for Duke during Mike Krzyzewski’s tenure, and back-to-back losses have been even more infrequent. The sixth-ranked Blue Devils will try to avoid losing two straight for the first time since February 2009 when they travel to face Maryland, which will honor former coach Gary Williams with a court-naming ceremony. The Blue Devils have won their past 13 games following a loss. Duke leads the series 110-61 and has won three straight and nine of 10 against the Terps, but six of those 10 games have been decided by 10 points or fewer.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN3.com

ABOUT DUKE (16-3, 4-1 ACC): The Blue Devils dropped a 76-73 decision to Florida State on Saturday that snapped a 45-game home winning streak, but they’re still tied atop the ACC standings with N.C. State and Florida State. Freshman Austin Rivers (14.4 points) leads four Duke players who average double-digit points; he had 19 against the Seminoles and earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors for the fourth time last week. The Blue Devils are one of only 12 teams with five players scoring in double figures.

ABOUT MARYLAND (12-6, 2-2 ACC): Led by sophomore guard Terrell Stoglin, who paces the ACC with 21.2 points per game, the Terrapins are in the middle of the ACC pack. A win over the Blue Devils certainly would boost their chances of a strong finish and an NCAA Tournament bid. Those hopes need a boost after back-to-back road losses at Florida State and Temple. Center Alex Len left the Temple game with an ankle injury, but coach Mark Turgeon said Tuesday he expects Len to play.

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1. Duke is 7-2 on the road and has won two straight ACC road games. The Blue Devils will try to make it three in a row at Comcast Center, where they’ve won three of four and are 5-4 all-time.

2. The Terrapins have won eight straight home games, including both of their games in ACC play. They are 11-1 at home.

3. Duke’s bench has averaged 27.2 points since the beginning of ACC play. The Blue Devils have gotten at least 30 from their reserves in three of five ACC tilts.

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Wednesday NCAA Betting: Duke looks to bounce back at Maryland

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If the No. 6 aren’t careful on Wednesday night, the Blue Devils will suffer a rare second consecutive loss under Coach Mike Krzyzewski and fall out of first place in the ACC as the Dukies visit dangerous Maryland. Place your college basketball bets at WagerWeb.com.

Duke (16-3, 4-1) was stunned at home by Florida State on Saturday, 76-73. The Seminoles’ Michael Snaer hit a 3-pointer as time expired and Florida State snapped Duke’s 45-game home winning streak. With the game tied, Luke Loucks sprinted up the middle of the court before zipping a pass to Snaer on the right side in front of the FSU bench. Snaer quickly launched the shot over Andre Dawkins that dropped cleanly through the net at the horn, stunning the once-rowdy crowd at Cameron Indoor Stadium and sending the Seminoles’ bench spilling onto “Coach K Court” in celebration.

It marked the first home loss for the Blue Devils since falling to the eventual national champion Tar Heels in February 2009. It also ended Duke’s 64-game home winning streak against unranked opponents, which began after a one-point loss to Florida State five years ago.

Maryland needs to right the ship as the Terps have dropped two straight and would be a bubble NCAA Tournament team right now. On Saturday, the Terps fell 73-60 at Temple. Terrell Stoglin made a string of big buckets in the second half to rally the Terrapins and finished with 20 points. Pe’Shon Howard scored 15. The Terrapins lost center Alex Len to an ankle injury in the first half. Maryland could not recover from 16 turnovers and missed 12 of 16 3-point attempts.

The good news is that Maryland coach Mark Turgeon thinks Len will play in this one but isn’t sure how many effective minutes the 7-foot-1 Len will be able to give. Len was limited to seven minutes against Temple, suffering the injury midway through the game’s first half. To that point, he hadn’t taken a shot nor managed a rebound, committing two fouls and turning the ball over once.

Duke has won its last 13 games following a loss and has not lost back-to-back games since 2009. Duke and Maryland have met 171 times heading into Wednesday’s game with the first meeting between the two schools coming in 1926. The Blue Devils lead the all-time series 110-61, including a 5-4 mark at the Comcast Center. Duke has won three straight and nine of the last 10 games in the series. The Blue Devils topped Maryland three times during the 2010-11 season. The Blue Devils have won three of the last four games at the Comcast Center. Duke has a +12.7 margin of victory in those three wins.

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Duke welcomes Wake Forest to Cameron Indoor Thursday

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Wake Forest at Duke
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 19, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

THE STORY: Duke welcomes Wake Forest to Cameron Indoor Thursday with the stakes the same as they’ve been the past few matchups. The Blue Devils are rounding into form with sights set on a top seed in the NCAA tournament, while the Demon Deacons are on the verge of a complete derailment. Wake Forest is trying to bounce back from a one-win ACC campaign last season but not even that sorry squad managed to get blown out by 36 points. That’s precisely what happened last Saturday at home against N.C. State when second-leading scorer Travis McKie was ejected for throwing an elbow and leading scorer C.J. Harris played the role of disgruntled superstar instead of team leader. Now the Demon Deacons must take their conference-worst scoring defense (69.3 points) up against the Blue Devils, who are 14th in the country in scoring (80.3).

TV: 7 p.m. ET; ESPN

ABOUT WAKE FOREST (10-7, 1-2 ACC): Coach Jeff Bzdelik is in serious trouble, on the verge of losing his team. Harris and McKie are the top scoring duo in the conference, but when defenses shut them down, poor shot selection – 2-of-20 3-point shooting against the Wolfpack – and poor character rise to the surface. Harris is shooting just 31percent in ACC play and has neither responded as a team leader nor reached the rim consistently against double teams. Harris has struggled against aggressive guards, and that’s exactly what he’ll face against Duke, which held him to 2-of-9 shooting in last year’s 83-59 runaway victory.

ABOUT DUKE (15-2, 3-0 ACC): Duke has had a different leading scorer in each of the past four games, including 24 from sixth-man Andrew Dawkins in a 73-66 win over Clemson on Sunday. That balance is a nightmare matchup for Wake Forest, which has been slow getting back in transition. Duke has the speed to cause turnovers in the backcourt and the sharp shooters to make this ugly. The Blue Devils are shooting an ACC-best 40.2 percent from beyond the arc.

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1. Duke has won 63 consecutive home games against unranked opponents.

2. The Blue Devils have won three straight over the Demon Deacons by an average of 18 points.

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