The main draw of the 2017 NCAA tournament begins tomorrow. Unfortunately the Wake Forest Demon Deacons bowed out in the “First Four” last night so for research sakes we won’t include them into this. UNC opens the tournament as a #1 seed against Texas Southern on Friday. The Tar Heels are currently a 26.5 point… Read more »
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SC8 Recap: Duke claims ACC Title
Who Won: Duke defeats Notre Dame, 75-69 Why: Duke yet again battled back from a second half deficit, this time 8 points. The biggest shot was from Matt Jones to give Duke a 4 point lead late. Wait what? Yes Matt Jones. GIF: Duke fans after the last 4 days. via GIPHY What will people… Read more »
SC8 Recap: Strong Second half propels Devils past UNC
Who Won: Duke defeats UNC, 93-83 Why: Duke took advantage of some Joel Berry foul trouble woes + shooting 10-17 from 3 point range. GIF: Another win over their rival, a berth in ACC title game…Duke fans can’t help but smirk via GIPHY What will people be talking about? The referees. UNC committed a season high… Read more »
SC8 Recap: Duke powers past Louisville
Who Won: Duke defeats Louisville, 81-77 Why: With Louisville going up 61-49 with 13 minutes to go, Duke, behind Grayson Allen and Luke Kennard, went on a 24-9 run to take the lead 73-70 at the under 4 timeout and never looked back. GIF: We get Duke/Carolina in the ACC Tournaments. College basketball fans rejoice…. Read more »
SC8 Recap: Duke vs Clemson
Who Won: Duke defeats Clemson, 79-72 Why: After a sluggish start especially for Luke Kennard who went 1-9 in the first half, Duke scores 46 second half points to break a 33-33 tie at halftime. GIF: Tatum, Jackson and company make the Tigers feel like this. via GIPHY What will people be talking about? Probably… Read more »
2017 ACC Tournament Guide for Ticket Scalping
The 2017 ACC Tournament bracket is officially set. No matter the location, this tournament always produces awesome matchups throughout the tournament and make it one of the hardest tickets to get. See below for the matchups. As with every ACC tournament, one of the more interesting things you will see outside of the arena is… Read more »
Betting the Blues Part 2 – Duke @ UNC
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… Read more »
Betting the Battle of the Blues – UNC @ Duke
We are just one day away from Duke and North Carolina meeting on the hardwood in Durham. Our friends in the desert have established Duke as a 2.5 point favorite for this matchup between the #8 ranked Tar Heels and #18 Duke. Below are some trends regarding this rivalry game: – Duke has won roughly 75%… Read more »