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Deacs look to bounce back from Saturday's loss to the Canes when WF visits Cameron Indoor Stadium this Tuesday.
Standings: Duke is currently tied for first in the ACC at 11-3 with Notre Dame (Duke holds the tiebreaker). WF is tied for 5th in the ACC with UVA (WF holds the tiebreaker). Duke is 5-2 in the ACC at home with a two point loss to Miami, and a one point loss to UVA (Duke's last home game). Duke also narrowly beat Clemson at home 71-69. Deacs need to win to keep pace with the other ACC teams at the top of the standings as most of those teams play soft opponents this week (ND hosts BC; NC hosts Pitt; Miami plays at L'ville; UVA plays at VT).
Duke: Duke is 21-4 (11-3) #6. The Devils are the #3 ACC team on offense (#1 in offensive rebounding:; #3 in 2 PT FG%; #4 in effective FG%, but #10 in TO rate and #13 in FT%). Duke is the #1 team in the ACC on defense (#1 in effective FG% and 3 PT FG% defense; #2 in 2 PT FG% defense; interestingly Duke is last in the ACC in defensive TO rate -- which is a good thing for WF fans who are sick of watching the Deacs turn it over). Duke is only #10 in the ACC in tempo averaging 66 possessions a game. Last time out, Duke beat BC 72-61. 5 Devils players reached double figures, and Banchero led them with 16 points 14 boards 3 assists. Duke beat WF 76-64 on January 12. That was AJ Griffin's first start, and he scored 22. Griffin is shooting 50% from 3 in ACC games, when he is hitting from deep; Duke is impossible to defend with Banchero and Williams down low. Wake Forest has not won in Cameron since January 11, 1997. Tim Duncan's senior year. Hard to believe. WF has had some close calls. Most recently, in 2019, WF lost 71-70 when a Chaundee Brown bank shot rimmed out just before the buzzer sounded.
Projection: KP projects a 78-67 Duke win in 70 possessions a 17% chance of a WF victory. Think WF will play well. Last time WF lost to Duke, the Deacs rebounded with a win at UVA. The last time WF played off a loss (at Cuse), WF ran Pitt out of the Joel, leading by 21 at the half. Duke has stupid talent. In the Sporting News latest 2022 NBA draft projection, Duke has 5 first round picks and Banchero is the projected the #1 overall pick: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/2022-nba-mock-draft-paolo-banchero-jabari-smith-jr-chet-holmgren/hkm3kmqwaednxn3nq4fxldwo So, as always, Duke has the massive talent edge, but as reflected in the Devils' games at vaunted Cameron, Duke often fails to rise to the occasion. Deacs will play hungry. According to KP, WF will be favored in its final 4 games, after Tuesday's tilt.
Standings: Duke is currently tied for first in the ACC at 11-3 with Notre Dame (Duke holds the tiebreaker). WF is tied for 5th in the ACC with UVA (WF holds the tiebreaker). Duke is 5-2 in the ACC at home with a two point loss to Miami, and a one point loss to UVA (Duke's last home game). Duke also narrowly beat Clemson at home 71-69. Deacs need to win to keep pace with the other ACC teams at the top of the standings as most of those teams play soft opponents this week (ND hosts BC; NC hosts Pitt; Miami plays at L'ville; UVA plays at VT).
Duke: Duke is 21-4 (11-3) #6. The Devils are the #3 ACC team on offense (#1 in offensive rebounding:; #3 in 2 PT FG%; #4 in effective FG%, but #10 in TO rate and #13 in FT%). Duke is the #1 team in the ACC on defense (#1 in effective FG% and 3 PT FG% defense; #2 in 2 PT FG% defense; interestingly Duke is last in the ACC in defensive TO rate -- which is a good thing for WF fans who are sick of watching the Deacs turn it over). Duke is only #10 in the ACC in tempo averaging 66 possessions a game. Last time out, Duke beat BC 72-61. 5 Devils players reached double figures, and Banchero led them with 16 points 14 boards 3 assists. Duke beat WF 76-64 on January 12. That was AJ Griffin's first start, and he scored 22. Griffin is shooting 50% from 3 in ACC games, when he is hitting from deep; Duke is impossible to defend with Banchero and Williams down low. Wake Forest has not won in Cameron since January 11, 1997. Tim Duncan's senior year. Hard to believe. WF has had some close calls. Most recently, in 2019, WF lost 71-70 when a Chaundee Brown bank shot rimmed out just before the buzzer sounded.
Projection: KP projects a 78-67 Duke win in 70 possessions a 17% chance of a WF victory. Think WF will play well. Last time WF lost to Duke, the Deacs rebounded with a win at UVA. The last time WF played off a loss (at Cuse), WF ran Pitt out of the Joel, leading by 21 at the half. Duke has stupid talent. In the Sporting News latest 2022 NBA draft projection, Duke has 5 first round picks and Banchero is the projected the #1 overall pick: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/2022-nba-mock-draft-paolo-banchero-jabari-smith-jr-chet-holmgren/hkm3kmqwaednxn3nq4fxldwo So, as always, Duke has the massive talent edge, but as reflected in the Devils' games at vaunted Cameron, Duke often fails to rise to the occasion. Deacs will play hungry. According to KP, WF will be favored in its final 4 games, after Tuesday's tilt.
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