Yeh i think imma pass on this one, won by 7 at home vs. towson, and william and mary just beat the ever living crap out of towson by like 20 on the road...
Yeh i think imma pass on this one, won by 7 at home vs. towson, and william and mary just beat the ever living crap out of towson by like 20 on the road...
No doubt my man Tony Bennett got the defensive numbers to back up what he's been doing in D-1 since he got here. He finally got a crew that is "buying into his formula" as Mike Rice would say.
That being said, Duke is going to run these guys off the floor. Never good to have to face a Coach K/Chris Collins team within 3 games of an unforeseen loss.
No doubt my man Tony Bennett got the defensive numbers to back up what he's been doing in D-1 since he got here. He finally got a crew that is "buying into his formula" as Mike Rice would say.
That being said, Duke is going to run these guys off the floor. Never good to have to face a Coach K/Chris Collins team within 3 games of an unforeseen loss.
Duke is overrated this year and you guys are following them based off their name. When Duke has actually played a decent team they have yet to blow them out. Plus UVA play great defense...that should be good enough for a soft Duke team and I expect the best defensive team Duke will match up against in UVA to cover.
Duke is overrated this year and you guys are following them based off their name. When Duke has actually played a decent team they have yet to blow them out. Plus UVA play great defense...that should be good enough for a soft Duke team and I expect the best defensive team Duke will match up against in UVA to cover.
I expect the best defensive team Duke will match up against in UVA to cover.
Duke has already played 3 teams with better Adjusted Defensive ratings - OSU, Kansas, MSU. The difference between those teams and Virginia? Those teams have top 11 offenses, Virginia's isn't even Top 100.
If you're going to bet this game, it comes down to 2 things I think - does Ryan Kelly have a big game as the stretch 4 because Virginia cannot matchup against the stretch 4 (which they haven't played because how many stretch 4s exist in college hoops that are 6' 10") and who on Duke can guard Joe Harris (answer is probably no one). Joe Harris scored 15 last year against a much better Duke defensive team and with all the attention going to go to Mike Scott, Joe Harris probably has a 20+ point game.
I've been undecided on this game since I saw the line last night and I don't think I will play it because I think it's entirely too unpredictable which will win out - Duke's worst defensive team since Greg Paulus was failing to guard a plant or Virginia's terrible offense that couldn't break 57 against a team that's lost 36 games in a row. As a Duke fan, I'm not even so sure the Duke ML is that safe, they are just so bad defensively you never know what will happen.
I expect the best defensive team Duke will match up against in UVA to cover.
Duke has already played 3 teams with better Adjusted Defensive ratings - OSU, Kansas, MSU. The difference between those teams and Virginia? Those teams have top 11 offenses, Virginia's isn't even Top 100.
If you're going to bet this game, it comes down to 2 things I think - does Ryan Kelly have a big game as the stretch 4 because Virginia cannot matchup against the stretch 4 (which they haven't played because how many stretch 4s exist in college hoops that are 6' 10") and who on Duke can guard Joe Harris (answer is probably no one). Joe Harris scored 15 last year against a much better Duke defensive team and with all the attention going to go to Mike Scott, Joe Harris probably has a 20+ point game.
I've been undecided on this game since I saw the line last night and I don't think I will play it because I think it's entirely too unpredictable which will win out - Duke's worst defensive team since Greg Paulus was failing to guard a plant or Virginia's terrible offense that couldn't break 57 against a team that's lost 36 games in a row. As a Duke fan, I'm not even so sure the Duke ML is that safe, they are just so bad defensively you never know what will happen.
THE BEST PLAY IS THE OVER 129( EVEN VIRGINIA IS A SLOW PACE TEAM THEY WILL HAVE TO RUN IF THEY WANT TO KEEP IT CLOSE OR IT WILL BE A BLOWOUT) GL TO ALL
THE BEST PLAY IS THE OVER 129( EVEN VIRGINIA IS A SLOW PACE TEAM THEY WILL HAVE TO RUN IF THEY WANT TO KEEP IT CLOSE OR IT WILL BE A BLOWOUT) GL TO ALL
Good call on this one. Duke seems to be a fade on the cover in the ACC..will consider going big next time when they are favored..After watching that game, I knew they would pull out the win but I don't see them smoking anyone in the ACC this year and even possibly losing at home for the first time in forever..UNC comes to mind to end that streak
Good call on this one. Duke seems to be a fade on the cover in the ACC..will consider going big next time when they are favored..After watching that game, I knew they would pull out the win but I don't see them smoking anyone in the ACC this year and even possibly losing at home for the first time in forever..UNC comes to mind to end that streak
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