In Atlantic Coast Conference play, the Duke Blue Devils are on the road at the North Carolina State WolfPack on Monday. This is the final week of the regular season, and both teams are looking to improve their resume before the start of the ACC tournament. This is the only regular season meeting between these two teams this season.
The Duke Blue Devils are 23-6 on the season, and sit in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Duke smashed Virginia on Saturday, which was their second straight. Before that, the Blue Devils beat Louisville at home.
For the Wolf Pack, they have dropped back to back games. North Carolina State lost on the road at North Carolina on Saturday. They are now 17-12 on the season, and near the bottom of the standings in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Duke Blue Devils are -5.5 on the road at North Carolina State on Monday.
Duke Seeking ACC title
The Duke Blue Devils are still looking for a title out of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Blue Devils are just a game behind in the conference standings heading into the final week. The Blue Devils looked outstanding in the blowout win at home over Virginia. The Blue Devils are led in scoring by Kyle Filipwski with 16.6 per game.
Jeremy Roach is also adding 14.4 per game for the Blue Devils. Duke, as a team, is scoring 80.5 points per game, which is 38th in all of College Basketball. The Blue Devils are shooting 48.5% from the field this season, and nearly 39% from downtown.
Duke will play in this tough road game at North Carolina State, and then the season finale will take place on Saturday, as they look for revenge at home against North Carolina.
Wolf Pack Dropped Two Straight
The North Carolina State WolfPack are 17-12 on the season. The Wolf Pack have dropped back to back games. The loss on Saturday was on the road at North Carolina. North Carolina State also lost on the road at Florida State on Tuesday.
In the loss, the Wolf Pack saw Jayden Taylor score 22 points off the bench, while DJ Horne scored 22. The Wolf Pack are scoring 76.2 points per game. Leading the charge offensively has been Horne, with 17.5 per game. The last time North Carolina State won a game was on February 24th at home against Boston College.
The Wolf Pack are going to end the regular season at home against Duke on March 4th, and then on the road on the 9th.
Duke Tops NC State
Duke is going to win this game on the road. The Wolf Pack have had a tough season, and it will continue with a home loss here. Duke seems poised to get to the game over the weekend that could decide the Atlantic Coast Conference title. When we go to bet on this game, we are taking the better team.
Bet on the Duke Blue Devils -5.5 over the North Carolina State Wolf Pack. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your College Basketball betting for this and all the games!
