In the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday, the Duke Blue Devils are on the road at the Florida State Seminoles. The Duke Blue Devils come into the game ranked 9th in the nation. The Blue Devils are 19-5 on the season and 10-3 in conference play.
The Blue Devils are just ½ game behind North Carolina in the standings. Duke has won three in a row, including an 8-point win at home over Wake Forest on Monday.
For Florida State, it has been a tough season. The Seminoles are 13-11 on the season and 7-6 in conference action. The Seminoles have dropped back-to-back games, with their most recent on the road at Virginia Tech on Tuesday.
The Duke Blue Devils are favorites on the road in this game. Duke is listed at -7.5 at the Florida State Seminoles.
Duke Running Well
Duke, winners of 8 of their last 10 games, started the month with a road loss at North Carolina, but have come back since then with wins over Notre Dame, Boston College, and Wake Forest. Duke is scoring 80.5 points per game and making over 48% of their shots from the field on the season.
The top scorers for the Duke Blue Devils have been Kyle Filipowski, Jeremy Roach and Mark Mitchell. Filipowski has been noted as one of the top players in College Basketball, with more than 17 points per game. Roach is second with 13.9 points per game, while Mitchell is just over 13 per game.
The Blue Devils are starting a three-game road trip. Duke will not be back home until February 28th, when they host Louisville. After this, Duke will head to Miami to take on the Hurricanes and then at Wake Forest next Saturday.
Seminoles Seeking Upset
The last win for Florida State came on February 6th on the road at Boston College. The last two losses for Florida State were close, by 4 to Virginia and 8 at Virginia Tech. The Seminoles also took a bad loss on the road at Louisville earlier this month. In that game, Florida State allowed 101 points.
Offensively, Florida State is led by Jamir Watkins. He is leading three guys in double digits, with 14.5 per game. The other two are Darin Green and Primo Spears. Green is at 11.8 per game, while Green is just over 10 per game.
The Seminoles will remain at home after this game and welcome Boston College to town. Following that game, they go on the road to Clemson and then finish the month at home against North Carolina State.
Duke Keeps Winning
The Duke Blue Devils look like they could play the part of a conference and potential national champion. There is far less talk about this Duke team than previous years, but this is a very good basketball team. Look for Duke to face a tough road test here, but succeed. The Blue Devils are going to keep the snake-bitten Seminoles down and win the game. The final bet for this game is the Duke Blue Devils -7.5 over the Florida State Seminoles.
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