Im in philly, using 1.5, and i can gaurantee ill be at a 10-1 ratio of nova. By the sounds of it, its not all geographical but definetly is a lot of it. I am not a Nova fan, they are whinners, main line sucks, we love Temple. But... I hate Duke also, they are whinners, lol. Anyway, if the refs believe the hype of Nova being thugs, then coach k might run crazy here with the fouls, the duke flops, the fragille (not as bad as pac 10) acc style. All big east, or most, dont give up easy 2s. Othe conferences will give them up, and not take the chance of the 3 pt play and getting int othe bonus early. If you want to talk about thugs, look at Pitt, they are the team that fouls hard. This story of hard fouls is ridiculous, ive watched tapes over and over. They are both pretty weak inside. Duke can hit the 3, and nova struggles against the ball movement behind the arc, if that happens, Duke will be in good shape. Nova is deeper, and i personally believe just a stronger team. The seniors are making their 3rd trip to the sweet 16, that speaks volumes in the tourney.
If we were in a vacuum i would play Nova, even at a pick. On the other hand, im gonna be rooting my ass off for Duke, even at -1.5. This is one of the games i wont fade my guys, wont play my side, ill just root for what i need.
Go Dukies, Whine Coach K, Whine!!