North Carolina Tar Heels vs Duke Blue Devils Free College Basketball Pick
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#21 North Carolina (17-5, 7-1 ACC) at #5 Duke (21-2, 8-1 ACC)
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 9:00 PM EST
Venue: Cameron Indoor Stadium, in Durham, NC.
Broadcast: ESPN
Money Line: OFF
Spread: Duke -10
Over/Under: 156
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The No. 21 North Carolina Tar Heels travel to Durham to face the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils in a Top 25 Atlantic Coast Conference clash on Wednesday.
The winner will walk out of Cameron Indoor Stadium atop the conference.
After finally falling at Florida State 66-61 to snap a 25-game winning streak, the Blue Devils were no longer No.1, and St. John’s handed them their second loss in Madison Square Garden just a few weeks ago. The Devils rebounded stringing together a pair of victories including a 76-52 thumping of NC State, in conference action their last time out.
The game was all Duke from the beginning, going into halftime leading 53-24. The game came down to a big separation between Duke and NC State in offensive rebounding and three pointers. Duke crushed threes, hitting a total of 21 points from beyond the arc while Nolan Smith led the Blue Devils with 20 points. 
Meanwhile the Tar Heels haven’t looked too bad either, winning seven of eight ACC tilts including shelling the Seminoles in conference action 89-69 in their last contest.
The game came down to a separation between North Carolina and Florida State in three point shooting and assists. The Heels shot 40 percent from beyond the arc and spread the ball around dishing out 23 assists. Harrison Barnes finished his seventh straight double-digit point game with 17 points to go along with 10 rebounds for a double double.
If UNC has another one of those nights at Cameron, it could be lights out for Duke.
However, Duke has been good at home beating visitors by about 15 points a game in conference. Only Maryland lost by single digits. With Duke outscoring opponents by 20.1 points per game and UNC besting foes by 11.5 points, we figure to have a good one on our hands.
The Blue Devils went 2-0 against the Tar Heels last year, winning by an average margin of 21. Over four years, Duke has gone 3-5 against North Carolina, including 1-3 at home.
Matt’s Free Pick: The top two ACC offenses are in action with the Devils leading the conference with 84.7 points per game, which is 5.6 better than the Heels. The Cameron Crazies will play a factor too as they hope to propel Duke to a 13-0 start at home this season. With all that, North Carolina will have to be work hard, but I think they will come up a little short in this one.
Matt Martz is a freelance writer located in Central California. Blessed is the gambler who expects nothing, for ye shall not be disappointed.
