Picks for 3/4/24
College Basketball7:00 PM ESTRotation #881Duke -5.5 over NC State (win)I can’t imagine a scenario where the Duke/UNC season finale on Saturday won’t determine the ACC Regular Season Champion. It would be great for College Basketball. Duke holds the tiebreaker over UNC and controls their destiny. NC State is no pushover, but they are less talented than the Blue Devils. Both teams played similar schedules, giving us a good reading on the head-to-head matchup. Duke has more blue-chip recruits and is better on the offensive and defensive ends. I don’t trust NC State because of their lack of rebounding. It’s late in the year, and tired legs make it even harder to grab boards. Duke should dominate on the glass tonight, so we are okay with laying the 5.5 as a road favorite. Kyle Filipowski needs to dominate in the paint and on the boards. Look for the Blue to get a big win, leading us to a showdown for the top seed in the ACC Tournament on Saturday. Take Duke.
College Basketball
7:00 PM EST
Rotation #881
Duke -5.5 over NC State (win)
I can’t imagine a scenario where the Duke/UNC season finale on Saturday won’t determine the ACC Regular Season Champion. It would be great for College Basketball. Duke holds the tiebreaker over UNC and controls their destiny. NC State is no pushover, but they are less talented than the Blue Devils. Both teams played similar schedules, giving us a good reading on the head-to-head matchup. Duke has more blue-chip recruits and is better on the offensive and defensive ends. I don’t trust NC State because of their lack of rebounding. It’s late in the year, and tired legs make it even harder to grab boards. Duke should dominate on the glass tonight, so we are okay with laying the 5.5 as a road favorite. Kyle Filipowski needs to dominate in the paint and on the boards. Look for the Blue to get a big win, leading us to a showdown for the top seed in the ACC Tournament on Saturday. Take Duke.