Duke vs Virginia: High-Scoring Showdown

0:00On March 14, Duke Blue Devils take on the Virginia Cavaliers tonight in the ACC Tournament Ship Game. Duke holds the top seed and eyes the number one overall spot in the NCAA Tournament. Virginia sits as the number two seed. Tip Off is at 8.30 pm. Eastern Thai from Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. These teams clashed once already this season. Duke crews to a 77-51 win at home on January 28th as a 10-point favorite. Now Duke enters as a 7.5 favorite with a total of 140.5 points. Duke will miss two of its top four scorers. Caleb Foster and Patrick and Gong by the second, both out with foot injuries. That could open things up for Virginia, who ranks 66 nationally and scoring at 81 points per game. Virginia just put up back-to-back 80-plus point games in the tournament, clearing the total in their last three outings. Duke averages 82.5 points per game, ranking 47th nationally.

1:00Projections call for a high scoring affair, topping 149 points, with Cameron Booser dropping 27 for Duke and 3. Cavaliers in double figures. Fans are buzzing about the stakes for NCAA seating, and this game's outcome could shift momentum, heading into March madness. Open eye on how these depleted blue devils respond.