No matter how you slice it, the Blue Devils are riding some good current form.
Duke has won its past two games, seven of its past eight, 10 of its last 12, and 18 of its past 21. They hung 73 points on Virginia’s top-10 defense over the weekend, they split a home-and-away with tournament-hopeful Wake Forest, and they took down Clemson by a point in dramatic fashion back in January.
It won’t feel very satisfying if that form doesn’t include a win on Monday.
With a road battle against in-state rival NC State on deck, a loss would essentially hand the conference to North Carolina on a silver platter. Duke would need a Tar Heels loss to have any chance at even a share of the regular-season title.
With the stakes set, here’s a preview of what to expect from this year’s Wolfpack.