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Taylor Doherty just put up a blog post detailing the prop bets up for tonight’s game, along with his picks for them. So I thought I’d add my two cents. Here’s a list of over/under prop bets not found on any gambling sites, though they should be. (I went ahead and gave my prediction for [...]
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Suddenly, Duke’s loss on the road to a good Wisconsin team doesn’t look so bad.
The Blue Devils’ biggest rival, North Carolina, had already lost three times this year before Sunday, but all three defeats had been to nationally ranked clubs. Sunday, though, the Tar Heels got bit by the upset bug, and bad.
Despite leading by [...]
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In the preseason poll, North Carolina was a unanimous pick for the No. 1 team in the country.
Eighteen weeks later, the choice is still that simple: On April 6, the Tar Heels will be cutting down the nets in Detroit.
The only thing currently working against North Carolina is the right big toe of Ty Lawson. [...]
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Photo by Chase Olivieri/The Chronicle
ATLANTA — Tyler Hansbrough ran off the floor of the Georgia Dome, struggling to find the right tunnel to the North Carolina locker room, but with his arms raised in triumph the whole time. He trailed his head coach, Roy Williams, who cleared his own path to jog off the court. [...]
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Duke fans, set your DVRs.
HBO’s previously announced documentary exploring the rivalry between Duke and North Carolina, officially titled “Battle For Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina” will premiere Feb. 23 at 9 p.m., the network announced in a release today.
“I’ve been to a lot of sporting events–including Michigan-Ohio St. at the Horseshoe and the Big House–and [...]
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Another upset no one saw coming, at least not before yesterday: Duke has jumped over North Carolina in the polls.
After opening ACC play with a win Sunday, the Blue Devils moved up three spots to No. 2 in the country, trailing only Pittsburgh, the nation’s new No. 1. North Carolina, a unanimous selection at the [...]
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Have you seen a point guard situation at Duke as unique as the one this year?
We look at it as a real positive, to have two point guards, guys who are both high-caliber ACC-level point guards is a strength of our team. They can play separately, they can play together, and they both bring different [...]
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I walked out of class today and immediately checked my phone for messages, which becomes a habit when you’re incapacitated for 75 minutes in the middle of the day and you have no idea what’s going on in the world around you. A friend had sent me a text message: “91 days till Duke-UNC.” Two [...]
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While North Carolina clocked in as the unanimous No. 1 in both polls, Duke slipped in to the No. 8 slot in the AP poll. (The Blue Devils were ranked No. 5 in the ESPN/USA Today poll, but The Chronicle uses AP rankings.)
The Blue Devils were preseason No. 13 last year before climbing as high [...]
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