Part 2 of the 2017 edition of the Duke/UNC basketball rivalry is set to tipoff at the Dean Smith Center on Saturday night at 8:15PM.
Duke won the first battle just 3 weeks ago by a score of 86-78. The Blue Devils covered a 3 pt spread in the process.
For this edition, our friends in the desert have established UNC as a 6 point favorite (now UNC -7 as of 8AM Saturday) for this matchup between the #5 ranked Tar Heels and #17 Duke.
Below are some trends regarding this rivalry game:
– Duke improved to 30-15 straight up against UNC since 1997. Duke is 7-3 straight up against UNC in last 10 games in series.
– Duke is 12-7 ATS since 1997 in games played at the Dean Dome.
– Since losing at Duke earlier in the year, UNC is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games and sit at 16-14 ATS this year
– Duke has not covered the spread in their last 4 games and boast an 11-18 record ATS this year
Pick: Duke
