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Controversial no-call sets up Duke’s thrilling OT win over UNC

Did referees blow these crucial calls at the end of Duke-UNC?

The greatest rivalry in college basketball provided all-timer on Saturday in Chapel Hill, which featured ridiculous endings to regulation and overtime.

Duke overcame a 10-point deficit with just over two minutes to play, and guard Tre Jones saved the Blue Devils at the buzzer with an intentionally missed free-throw that enabled him to hit a game-tying buzzer beater.

Tre Jones just did that. WOW. pic.twitter.com/6zc52B52c9

— Kyle Boone (@Kyle__Boone) February 9, 2020

The ending to overtime was every bit as wild. North Carolina fell behind early in the overtime period but fought back to lead by five with just 21 seconds remaining. Buckets from Jones and Wendell Moore cut the Tar Heels’ lead to one point with 13 seconds left, and the Blue Devils got the ball back on a controversial inbounds play that resulted in a North Carolina turnover.

UNC inbounded the ball to Andrew Platek, and Duke’s Moore lunged for the ball as Platek caught it. The ball was knocked loose and went out of bounds, and Platek hit the floor after taking slight contact from Moore – but officials did not call a foul on the play, and ruled on the court that the ball was off of Platek.

10 seconds left, UNC up 1, no foul called here on the inbound. Duke gets ball and wins at buzzer #DUKEvsUNC pic.twitter.com/tJHt7ABayB

— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) February 9, 2020

ESPN commentator Jay Bilas couldn’t believe the no call, arguing that Moore clearly fouled Platek. Officials went to a replay review to determine who touched the ball last, but there wasn’t clear evidence that the ball was off Moore, so they stuck with the original call.

Duke got the ball to Jones, who drove to the basket and drew a foul. Jones hit the first shot to tie the game at 96-96 – but missed the go-ahead shot. Moore tipped the ball back out and Duke retained the ball, allowing Jones to try and attempt a game-winner before the clock expired. Jones missed his off-balance attempt, but Moore caught the airball and put it in off the glass to win the game.

WOW! WHAT AN ENDING!

NO. 7 DUKE WINS IN STUNNING FASHION AGAINST UNC! pic.twitter.com/OZ50X9eQcF

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 9, 2020

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Tre Jones saves Duke with miraculous buzzer-beater to force OT vs. UNC

This was wild.

Duke and North Carolina played a thriller in Chapel Hill on Saturday, and Tre Jones delivered one of the wildest highlights in the history of the rivalry to force overtime and complete a miraculous Duke comeback.

North Carolina shot above 50 percent from the game and led throughout, and had Duke on the ropes late in the second half, leading by 10 with 2:18 remaining in the game.

Point guard Tre Jones led a furious Duke comeback to give the Blue Devils a chance, but he needed a miracle just to force OT. Up 84-82, North Carolina fouled Jones with 4.4 seconds remaining to prevent Duke from hitting a game-winning three. Jones made his first free-throw, and intentionally missed the second to try and create an opportunity to tie or win the game – and executed the play to perfection.

Jones heaved the ball off the back of the rim to himself, managed to avoid turning the ball over, and hit a buzzer-beater to stun the crowd in Chapel Hill.

Tre Jones just did that. WOW. pic.twitter.com/6zc52B52c9

— Kyle Boone (@Kyle__Boone) February 9, 2020

Former Duke players watching the game couldn’t believe it.

YOOOOOOO WHAT JUST HAPPENED 😱🤯

— Grayson (@GraysonJAllen) February 9, 2020

YOOOOOOO. THATS WILDDDDD

— Justise Winslow (@IAmJustise) February 9, 2020

Yessirrrrrrrrrrrr BALL DONT LIE

— Andre Dawkins (@dre_dawkins) February 9, 2020

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Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Analyzing Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks and tips.

The Duke Blue Devils (19-3) head to Chapel Hill to play their longtime rival, the North Carolina Tar Heels (10-12), in the Dean E. Smith Center at 6:30 p.m. ET. We analyze the Duke-North Carolina odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Duke at North Carolina: Three things you need to know

Duke versus North Carolina is one of college basketball’s most storied rivalries. Today will be the 250th meeting between the two schools and the Tar Heels lead the Blue Devils in the all-time series, 138-111.
This North Carolina team is on pace to be the worst Tar Heel team of the Roy Williams era. The Tar Heels have made the NCAA Tournament in 16 of Williams’ 17 seasons at the helm and have never finished below .500.
The Blue Devils come into today’s game on a four-game winning streak after taking back-to-back losses to the Louisville Cardinals and Clemson Tigers. Their star freshman center, Vernon Carey Jr., averaged 20 points and 11.5 rebounds per game in those four wins.

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Duke at North Carolina: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:15 a.m. ET.

Prediction

UNC 73, Duke 70

Moneyline (ML)

This is a fringe play, but let’s SPRINKLE A SMALL WAGER ON NORTH CAROLINA +280 on the money line. From a recruiting standpoint, Duke does have a talent advantage: The Blue Devils have eight RSCI top-100 recruits compared to the Tar Heels’ five top-100 recruits. But North Carolina has the most prized recruit out of the two teams in PG Cole Anthony, who should be a top-5 pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. Between he and PF Garrison Brooks—who’s averaging 14.9 points and nine rebounds per game make him a difficult matchup for Duke’s Carey Jr.—the Tar Heels have real money line value in the Smith Center.

Against the Spread (ATS)

Betting trends are in favor of BETTING NORTH CAROLINA +8 (-115). First, the Tar Heels are 5-1 against the spread in their last six meetings versus Duke. Second, North Carolina is 4-3 ATS on the road against above .500 teams and 1-0 ATS when getting 7.5-9.5 points. Since 2015, North Carolina’s ACC conference game ATS record is better than Duke’s—the Tar Heels are 52-42-2 ATS, while the Blue Devils are 44-50-2 ATS against ACC competition.

Over/Under (O/U)

We are on the UNDER 150.5 (-115) in North Carolina-Duke. The Under correlates with our Tar Heels money line and ATS picks because they have the most Unders in the ACC with a 7-14-1 Over/Under record. Also, the last six North Carolina-Duke games have gone Under.

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Duke and UNC are wearing ghastly alternate uniforms for rivalry game

This is a terrible look.

Duke vs. North Carolina is the best rivalry in college sports, but when both teams take the floor Saturday night at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, they’ll be wearing some of the worst jerseys you’ll see all season.

Duke and North Carolina have iconic primary uniforms, but to commemorate the 100th year of the rivalry, each team is wearing a special alternate uniform inspired by the jerseys worn when UNC defeated what was then called Trinity College in their first meeting in 1920. As it turns out, uniform designers weren’t doing a great job 100 years ago.

UNC/Duke 100th Anniversary Jerseys release tomorrow

Details -> https://t.co/3z0BXx8tVI pic.twitter.com/eELwOpAGT3

— J23 iPhone App (@J23app) February 6, 2020

Duke and North Carolina will each be wearing their respective shade of blue on Saturday, which should make for a visual reminiscent of NFL color rush matchups.

Here's what the North Carolina alternate uniforms for Saturday look like in the flesh. ⬇️

Hard pass. pic.twitter.com/7tWf4liqIi

— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) February 6, 2020

It’s possible that Duke may have introduced both the best and worst uniforms in program history this year. The Blue Devils’ “Brotherhood” alternates are phenomenal, but the rivalry alternates should never be worn again.

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— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) February 7, 2020

Duke vs. UNC will start at 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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WATCH: Duke’s Coach K apologizes after yelling at Cameron Crazies to ‘shut up’

Coach K went off on Duke students over a chant about Jeff Capel.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is apologetic following the No. 9 Blue Devils’ 79-67 win versus Pittsburgh. The Hall of Fame coach interrupted the Cameron Crazies’ “sit with us,” chant during the first half of Tuesday night’s game.

Krzyzewski crossed the court from Duke’s (17-3, 7-2 ACC) bench and yelling at the young fans to “Shut up.” The crazies were cheering at Pitt head coach Jeff Capel, who played at Duke and was an assistant on Krzyzewski’s staff for seven seasons before leaving Durham for the Panthers’ head job in 2018. It’s routine for the Duke student section to invite former players (or even committed high school players) to their side of the court to “sit with us.” But, it turns out Coach K couldn’t quite hear anything other than Capel’s name.

“I don’t know if I made a mistake on that, but I’ve never heard another coach’s name yelled out in the middle of the first half when we’re in a war with the team,” Krzyzewski said postgame. “I don’t know if they were saying, ‘Come sit with me.’ We got a different look at what the hell was going on. I thought it was something personal…. I apologize to the students for that.”

Krzyzewski emphasized that more than anything, he wanted the students to understand Capel is one of Duke’s own and added that once he heard the name in the middle of the game, he didn’t exactly waltz over and ask what exactly was being said.

The Duke coach offered up a solution that included cheering for the Blue Devils, saying “Leave the other guy alone.”

The Crazies without taunting? Feels like that goes a bit against their reputation.

Duke’s Coach K apologizes after yelling at Cameron Crazies to ‘shut up,’ for chanting at Pitt coach

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is apologetic following the No. 9 Blue Devils’ 79-67 win versus Pittsburgh. The Hall of Fame coach interrupted the Cameron Crazies’ “Sit with us,” chant during the first half of Tuesday night’s game.

Duke at Clemson odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Tuesday’s Duke Blue Devils vs. Clemson Tigers sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks and tips.

The Duke Blue Devils (15-1, 5-0 ACC) – the No. 3 team in the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll – travel to Clemson, S.C., to square off against the Clemson Tigers (8-7, 2-3) at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Littlejohn Coliseum. We analyze the Duke-Clemson odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Duke at Clemson: Three things you need to know

1. Clemson has played just three games over the last 15 days. The Tigers aren’t a good shooting team to begin with, ranking 255th in the country with a 42.4% field-goal percentage. Any rust and their 253rd-ranked offense (68.7 points per game) will be game-controlled into submission in a double-digit boat race. … Clemson lost by 19 at Duke (Jan. 5, 2019) in the last meeting between the two schools as the Blue Devils covered a 15-point spread.

2. Clemson figures as a second-50 squad in most advanced-analytics computer rankings. The Blue Devils have played five such foes this year. In those comps, Duke is 5-0 with a victory margin of 11 points. While this applies to a straight-up loss more than an against-the-spread defeat, the Devils’ Nov. 26 upset at the hands of Stephen F. Austin could well have a galvanizing effect against any subsequent similar failings. Duke has game-controlled nine wins since (6-3 ATS). Figure the Blue Devils’ next loss – whenever that may be – coming to a top-15.

3. Duke’s best defensive efforts are up close in the rear-view mirror. The Devils have excelled in creating more turnovers of late, all while taking care of the basketball on their own possessions. That’s a solid formula for avoiding close games.

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