When the North Carolina Tar Heels opened the regular season at No. 1, there were questions about whether another team would even come close to challenging them for an ACC title. But after the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils shocked the Tar Heels and ended their school-record 31-game winning streak, there is now a three-way tie at the top of the conference with Duke, North Carolina, and Florida State are all tied at 7-2 heading in to this weekend, one month ahead of the March Madness betting.
[FONT="](20) Virginia Tech Cavaliers @ (5) North Carolina Tar Heels[/FONT]
[FONT="]Saturday, 1:00 PM ET[/FONT]
The Tar Heels were left absolutely stunned when Duke’s Austin Rivers hit a three-point shot in the dying seconds of an 85-84 loss. They won’t have long to think about it though as they try and regroup and get ready to host the No. 20 Virginia Tech Cavaliers this Saturday afternoon. The Dean E. Smith Center should be rocking even after the first home loss in 32 contests, as the fans try and rally a team that was labeled by the price per head bookies as the undoubted favorites to win the ACC this season. The Tar Heels were never out of control in the loss to Duke until the final seconds, and they should be fine to bounce back against a Cavaliers’ team that struggled in their last road game to FSU.
[FONT="]College Basketball Betting Pick: North Carolina Tar Heels – 2.5[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Miami Hurricanes @ (17) Florida State Seminoles[/FONT]
[FONT="]Saturday, 1:00 PM ET[/FONT]
The Seminoles had their impressive seven-game winning streak come to an end with an unceremonious loss at Boston College on Wednesday, but after taking down the top three teams from the conference there is little doubt that Michael Snaer and company are the real deal. Florida State has back-to-back home games against unranked opponents before heading on the road for three of their next four with games against Duke and Virginia Tech coming up, so they will be focused to make a statement at home in this per head contest.
[FONT="]College Basketball Betting Pick: Florida State Seminoles – 3.5[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Maryland Terapins @ (9) Duke Blue Devils[/FONT]
[FONT="]Saturday, 4:00 PM ET[/FONT]
The most important thing for Duke now is not to slow down and sit back after that big win over North Carolina, something that really hurts teams when it happens. The Blue Devils are a confident group with the perfect opportunity to carry over the momentum against a Maryland team that has struggled this year, and as long as they stay determined they should have no problem covering the pay per head sportsbook number. Maryland won on the road for the first time in six tries against Clemson on Tuesday, but don’t expect them to pull out the same magic against a Duke team that now has to believe that it has a chance to bring home yet another ACC title this season.
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[FONT="]College Basketball Betting Pick: Duke Blue Devils – 4.5[/FONT]
[FONT="](20) Virginia Tech Cavaliers @ (5) North Carolina Tar Heels[/FONT]
[FONT="]Saturday, 1:00 PM ET[/FONT]
The Tar Heels were left absolutely stunned when Duke’s Austin Rivers hit a three-point shot in the dying seconds of an 85-84 loss. They won’t have long to think about it though as they try and regroup and get ready to host the No. 20 Virginia Tech Cavaliers this Saturday afternoon. The Dean E. Smith Center should be rocking even after the first home loss in 32 contests, as the fans try and rally a team that was labeled by the price per head bookies as the undoubted favorites to win the ACC this season. The Tar Heels were never out of control in the loss to Duke until the final seconds, and they should be fine to bounce back against a Cavaliers’ team that struggled in their last road game to FSU.
[FONT="]College Basketball Betting Pick: North Carolina Tar Heels – 2.5[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Miami Hurricanes @ (17) Florida State Seminoles[/FONT]
[FONT="]Saturday, 1:00 PM ET[/FONT]
The Seminoles had their impressive seven-game winning streak come to an end with an unceremonious loss at Boston College on Wednesday, but after taking down the top three teams from the conference there is little doubt that Michael Snaer and company are the real deal. Florida State has back-to-back home games against unranked opponents before heading on the road for three of their next four with games against Duke and Virginia Tech coming up, so they will be focused to make a statement at home in this per head contest.
[FONT="]College Basketball Betting Pick: Florida State Seminoles – 3.5[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Maryland Terapins @ (9) Duke Blue Devils[/FONT]
[FONT="]Saturday, 4:00 PM ET[/FONT]
The most important thing for Duke now is not to slow down and sit back after that big win over North Carolina, something that really hurts teams when it happens. The Blue Devils are a confident group with the perfect opportunity to carry over the momentum against a Maryland team that has struggled this year, and as long as they stay determined they should have no problem covering the pay per head sportsbook number. Maryland won on the road for the first time in six tries against Clemson on Tuesday, but don’t expect them to pull out the same magic against a Duke team that now has to believe that it has a chance to bring home yet another ACC title this season.
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[FONT="]College Basketball Betting Pick: Duke Blue Devils – 4.5[/FONT]
