Coming off a 2-4 day yesterday so no signs of improvement, however, today's match-up between Duke and Wake Forest has been one I have been waiting for since the pre-conference games when I really liked what I saw in the Deamon Deacons. Honestly, it was not a surprise to me that this team beat North Carolina. Duke is coming off blowing Maryland off the court while the Deamon Deacons are coming off a home loss to Virginia Tech. This is reflected in the line in my opinion, as Duke has been installed the favorite in this game providing value to the conference home dog.
On the floor, Duke relies on excellent ball rotation, 3's by Singler, Henderson, Scheyer, Smith and even Paulus off the bench. However, this team is weak in the middle with Zoubek and aren't a particularly strong rebounding team. The Blue Devils are an excellent defensive team which will keep them in all their games. Meanwhile, Wake Forest is led by point guard Jeff Teague but what is little known is that their top 5 scorers all are shooting over 50% for the season as is the team as a whole. Inside the Deamon Deacons are extremely athletic and pound the boards and get second chance points. Believe they will have a distinct advantage inside tonight. Both teams shoot over 70% from the free throw line so that should be a wash unless one team happens to get a significantly higher number of attempts. As to home court, fully expect assistance from a passionate Wake Forest faithful tonight and expect that to affect the shooting percentage, particularly the 3's, for Duke. As a side note, should this play not win tonight, and there are no guarantees, I think it appropriate for me to banish myself from the College Hoops Forum and remain in the Tracker Forum for the balance of the regular season and only return when the Conference Tournaments get underway. I made this play last night. Hence,
5* Wake Forest +2 (-110) 5Dimes
Year To Date Record: 53-71-3 (-77.65)
5* (2-3)(-6.50)
4* (3-5)(-10.00)
3* (48-63-3)(-61.15)
Good Luck Everyone!
On the floor, Duke relies on excellent ball rotation, 3's by Singler, Henderson, Scheyer, Smith and even Paulus off the bench. However, this team is weak in the middle with Zoubek and aren't a particularly strong rebounding team. The Blue Devils are an excellent defensive team which will keep them in all their games. Meanwhile, Wake Forest is led by point guard Jeff Teague but what is little known is that their top 5 scorers all are shooting over 50% for the season as is the team as a whole. Inside the Deamon Deacons are extremely athletic and pound the boards and get second chance points. Believe they will have a distinct advantage inside tonight. Both teams shoot over 70% from the free throw line so that should be a wash unless one team happens to get a significantly higher number of attempts. As to home court, fully expect assistance from a passionate Wake Forest faithful tonight and expect that to affect the shooting percentage, particularly the 3's, for Duke. As a side note, should this play not win tonight, and there are no guarantees, I think it appropriate for me to banish myself from the College Hoops Forum and remain in the Tracker Forum for the balance of the regular season and only return when the Conference Tournaments get underway. I made this play last night. Hence,
5* Wake Forest +2 (-110) 5Dimes
Year To Date Record: 53-71-3 (-77.65)
5* (2-3)(-6.50)
4* (3-5)(-10.00)
3* (48-63-3)(-61.15)
Good Luck Everyone!