Mike Krzyzewski: “I talked to Trajan Langdon, the GM of the Pelicans (and former Duke player). He’s raved about Jah. He still has to transform his game to the NBA. As far as a role model (he’s been) the best. Not (just) good. I’m proud of him, because he’s learned from the mistakes he made. It’s not on the 76ers. It’s on him, and he’s taken responsibility. Once he took responsibility it was the start of him changing and conquering some of the bad habits he had.”
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While Coach K admits the NCAA faces …
While Coach K admits the NCAA faces more difficult challenges that professional leagues, NCAA will still follow the lead of their pro counterpart. “I think college will try to learn from what the professional sports do,” he said. “You gotta just be really careful, but again you have to bring things back too. We’re gonna watch what the NBA does especially, and I’m sure college football is going to watch what the NFL does.”
You played for one of the best coaches …
You played for one of the best coaches of all-time in Coach K. What were some of the lessons he taught you that you are most grateful for now? Cassius Stanley: I would probably say accountability. He runs the program like a pro team. He supports his players a lot. He taught us so many things. He taught us off-the-court stuff. He would teach it himself or he would have other people just stressing it. We had a nutrition staff, we had a strength-and-conditioning staff. Everything was high level. He taught me and he taught all of us how to be real men and be professionals.
In an interview with Coach K that was …
In an interview with Coach K that was overrun with basketball analogies, Fauci stressed the same talking points that he has stressed in every appearance that he has made over the course of the last month. The coronavirus pandemic is incredibly serious, we have not yet come close to winning the fight against it and the only way to save lives, slow this thing down and get back to normal is social distancing.
In simple terms, Fauci, again, told …
In simple terms, Fauci, again, told Krzyzewski we need to stay at home if they want COVID-19 to be a thing of the past. “The [battle with coronavirus] is going to go on for several weeks, Coach K,” Fauci said. “The issue is that we have a large country and we have different metropolitan areas.” “If you want to do the basketball analogy, that right now we have a team that’s a very powerful team, and that’s the virus, and what we need to do is that we’ve got to play a full-court press. We can’t let them get the ball on the ground to dribble. We’ve just got to be all over them,” he added. “I mean, that’s what we’ve really got to do, because that’s the only tool we have right now.”
Fauci also told Krzyzewski that we are …
Fauci also told Krzyzewski that we are “not even at halftime,” and that the only way to truly combat the coronavirus is to do everything we can as a nation to avoid contact with other human beings. “We are not yet at the point where we’re turning the corner and we’re coming around the bend and coming down as a country,” Fauci said later, a reference to flattening the curve.
Duke point guard Tre Jones is expected …
Duke point guard Tre Jones is expected to declare for the NBA Draft, according to coach Mike Krzyzewski.
“We put in for the advisory committee,” …
“We put in for the advisory committee,” Krzyzewski said. “You can send it in, and we will do that for a number of our guys so they can get a look. Obviously, Tre Jones we know is going to go, whenever he announces. The guys we get good feedback from are: Vernon Carey should get good feedback, hopefully Cassius Stanley, but we will see. I think you have to wait and see. Also, for those guys or any guy that is going to test, unless you’re a potential lottery pick or know that they were going to be in the first round, you have to wait a little bit, or you don’t have to but some kids will wait and just to see what the landscape will be in the NBA.”
North Carolina at Duke college basketball odds, picks and best bets
Analyzing North Carolina at Duke sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks and tips.
The North Carolina Tar Heels (13-17, 6-13 in the ACC) visit their Atlantic Coast Conference rival, the Duke Blue Devils (24-6, 14-5 in the ACC), Saturday for a 6 p.m. ET tip-off at the Cameron Indoor Stadium. We analyze the North Carolina-Duke odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.
North Carolina at Duke: Three things you need to know
- North Carolina is playing its best basketball of the season. The Tar Heels are on a three-game winning streak (all against ACC competition) following a seven-game losing streak. Duke has been struggling lately losing two of its last three games.
- North Carolina lost a heartbreaker, 98-96, in the first game this season against Duke thanks to Wendell Moore Jr.’s buzzer-beating putback in overtime.
- Duke got revenge against North Carolina State in its previous game, 88-69 on March 2, after the Wolfpack upset the Blue Devils on NC State’s home floor.
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North Carolina at Duke: Odds, betting lines and picks
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Prediction
Duke 78, North Carolina 70
Moneyline (ML)
North Carolina (+475) out-rebounded and shot better from the field than Duke -667 in their first meeting. The Tar Heels’ major flaw in that game was committing 18 turnovers to the Blue Devils’ 11. Both teams are stacked with well-recruited talent. The key matchups of Duke’s PG Tre Jones and C Vernon Carey Jr. versus North Carolina’s PG Cole Anthony and PF Garrison Brooks were essentially draws. It’s hard to fathom the Tar Heels scoring an upset in Duke after blowing a double-digit lead in their own home. We certainly aren’t spending the exorbitant Duke moneyline price. PASS ON THE MONEYLINE.
Against the Spread (ATS)
North Carolina +11.5 (-125) have covered five consecutive games, and six out of seven, against Duke -11.5 (+105). Plus Duke has been struggling lately losing two of its last three games and are 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games. The Tar Heels get up for tough teams on the road—they are 6-4 ATS versus winning teams. Also, Duke is 1-3 ATS when laying 10-12 points.
I LIKE NORTH CAROLINA +11.5 (-125).
Over/Under (O/U)
The last North Carolina-Duke game went Over the projected total, snapping a six-game Under streak. I think Saturday’s game will go Under, but it’s only a slight LEAN toward UNDER 152.5 (-110). It’s only a lean though because Duke has a 21-9 Over/Under record on the season, and both the Tar Heels and Blue Devils went Over the projected total in five of their previous six games.
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Duke at NC State college basketball odds, picks and best bets
Analyzing Wednesday’s Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks and tips.
The Duke Blue Devils (22-3) visit the Atlantic Coast Conference-rival NC State Wolfpack (16-9) for a 9 p.m. ET tip-off Wednesday at PNC Arena. We analyze the Duke-NC State odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.
Duke at NC State: Three things you need to know
- NC State hosts Duke after wrapping up a three-game road trip where the Wolfpack were 2-1. They lost their previous two home games to the Louisville Cardinals Feb. 1 (77-57) and the North Carolina Tar Heels Jan. 27 (75-65).
- Duke has won seven straight games and is currently atop the ACC standings with a 12-2 conference record.
- The point guard matchup should take center stage in Duke-NC State. Duke sophomore Tre Jones has the most assists per game, and NC State senior Markell Johnson has the second-most, for an ACC player.
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Duke at NC State: Odds, betting lines and picks
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Prediction
Duke 74, NC State 71
Moneyline (ML)
As per usual, Duke is stacked with talent; the Blue Devils have eight of RSCI’s Top-100 recruits on their roster. NC State hopes its experience makes up for the talent discrepancy versus Duke. The Wolfpack only have two top-100 RSCI recruits on its roster—one of which is starter F Manny Bates—but there are four upperclassmen in their starting five.
I am going to PASS ON A MONEYLINE bet because Duke -278 is too chalky and NC State (+220) is a live dog but not getting good enough odds to bet. I’d back the Wolfpack if they were between +300-350 on the money line since NC State has a 3-2 record in its last five home games against Duke, two victories were by double-digits.
Against the Spread (ATS)
TAKE NC STATE +6.5 (-115) because of its recent success against the spread when facing Duke. The Wolfpack have won five straight ATS versus Duke and, for whatever reason, play really well on Wednesdays. NC State is 5-0 straight up and ATS in Wednesday games. Plus, the underdog is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings.
Over/Under (O/U)
On one hand, six straight Duke-NC State games have gone Over the projected total by an average of 15.8 points per contest. On the other hand, this season’s trends for both teams point to the Under. NC State has a 3-11 Over/Under record at home this season and Duke has a 5-3 O/U record in away games. Also, the Under is 4-0 in the Wolfpack’s last four games as a home underdog and 10-1 in the Wolfpack’s last 11 games following a straight-up loss.
BET UNDER 152.5 (-115).
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