The ACC Thread

[tomcat1]

We by no means have a lock on a top four spot with how inept our offense has been for most of the year. With how close everyone is from 5-12, a lot can happen the next few weeks. I feel like if you win out and win one or two games in the ACC Tournament you guys have a shot at making it in.

Win out with this remaining schedule:

Duke
Florida State
@ Carolina
Pittsburgh
@ Duke
Wake Forest

I don't think so but thanks for the confidence.

 

[tomcat1]

I'm getting ready for our annual ass whooping' when we go to Raleigh Wednesday night

Please be gentile with us on Wednesday night because we are virgins when it comes to big time college basketball.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Win out with this remaining schedule:

Duke
Florida State
@ Carolina
Pittsburgh
@ Duke
Wake Forest

I don't think so but thanks for the confidence.

I feel like you could pull off an upset against FSU and go 4-2. If that happens, you’ll probably still need a win or two in the ACC tournament.

 

[tomcat1]

I feel like you could pull off an upset against FSU and go 4-2. If that happens, you’ll probably still need a win or two in the ACC tournament.

Once again thanks for the confidence but I can't see us going 3-3 at best in our 6 remaining games mainly because we haven't beaten UNC since Jesus was a baby no matter how good or bad they are.

As for your Cavs 6 remaining games with Boston College, at Pittsburgh, at Virginia Tech, Duke, at Miami, and Louisville I can see your Cavs going 4-2 or better.

Obviously there will be some teams that will need to win one or two games in the ACC Tournament to even be considered for the big dance with so many teams nationwide being on the bubble this season, particularly in the SEC and Big 10, with a limited number of at large spots available.

Good luck!

 

[mr.hockey4242]

UNC lmao

 

[The Derski]

Atta baby Notre Dame lol

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Once again thanks for the confidence but I can't see us going 3-3 at best in our 6 remaining games mainly because we haven't beaten UNC since Jesus was a baby no matter how good or bad they are.

As for your Cavs 6 remaining games with Boston College, at Pittsburgh, at Virginia Tech, Duke, at Miami, and Louisville I can see your Cavs going 4-2 or better.

Obviously there will be some teams that will need to win one or two games in the ACC Tournament to even be considered for the big dance with so many teams nationwide being on the bubble this season, particularly in the SEC and Big 10, with a limited number of at large spots available.

Good luck!

If there’s a year you can go there and beat UNC, this is it. Look at what Clemson did not too long ago.
I feel like the best case scenario would be us going 5-1 and likely upsetting Louisville. I just don’t see us beating Duke but stranger things have happened. I do know that going down to Blacksburg will be difficult because that crowd will be loud all night.
I’m thinking that any ACC team that has six wins at this point is probably going to have to win at least two to even be considered, pending of course how those teams finish the season. Just sucks for my other team, which is in a one bid league, so they’ll have to win their conference tournament to get in.

 

[tomcat1]

If there’s a year you can go there and beat UNC, this is it. Look at what Clemson did not too long ago.
I feel like the best case scenario would be us going 5-1 and likely upsetting Louisville. I just don’t see us beating Duke but stranger things have happened. I do know that going down to Blacksburg will be difficult because that crowd will be loud all night.
I’m thinking that any ACC team that has six wins at this point is probably going to have to win at least two to even be considered, pending of course how those teams finish the season. Just sucks for my other team, which is in a one bid league, so they’ll have to win their conference tournament to get in.

I agree with your post except for this: We were favored at home by 5.5 points to UNC and lost big time and now we've got to play them in Chapel Hill. They seem to own us whether it's at home or away. As I said in an earlier post, most of the time Coach K starts peaking around mid-February, which we are starting to see, and at the moment Duke is playing as well as anyone in the nation and they have great history when in comes to winning ACC Tournaments. If this happens I really think they will be a number one seed of the four in the big dance. I know there is still more basketball to be played but as I said, I think your Cavs have a realistic chance to go 4-2 or better before the ACC Tournament begins. I said on this thread before the season began that I would be surprised if Virginia didn't finish in the top 4 in the regular season and I still believe they will.

 

[douggie]

I had actually gave up on Notre Dame winning this game but Brey's boys hung in there and got the win! UNC really does suck! What a great time to be alive!

 

[tomcat1]

I had actually gave up on Notre Dame winning this game but Brey's boys hung in there and got the win! UNC really does suck! What a great time to be alive!

Until we go to Chapel Hill on February 25th since they are our DADDY!

 

[douggie]

Until we go to Chapel Hill on February 25th since they are our DADDY!

State's confidence will grow after they beat Duke Wednesday

 

[UVA_Guy81]

I agree with your post except for this: We were favored at home by 5.5 points to UNC and lost big time and now we've got to play them in Chapel Hill. They seem to own us whether it's at home or away. As I said in an earlier post, most of the time Coach K starts peaking around mid-February, which we are starting to see, and at the moment Duke is playing as well as anyone in the nation and they have great history when in comes to winning ACC Tournaments. If this happens I really think they will be a number one seed of the four in the big dance. I know there is still more basketball to be played but as I said, I think your Cavs have a realistic chance to go 4-2 or better before the ACC Tournament begins. I said on this thread before the season began that I would be surprised if Virginia didn't finish in the top 4 in the regular season and I still believe they will.

Lately, it seems like UNC is a team that hangs around but has been getting beat at the end of games. You did pretty much the same thing to us by beating us at the last second, so I feel like you can definitely do the same to them in Chapel Hill.
Fourth place is around where I expected them to be this season with four players leaving. I just didn't expect how bad our shooting would be throughout the season.

 

[tomcat1]

State's confidence will grow after they beat Duke Wednesday

All 5 of Duke's starters must be out with injuries for you to say that and I'm still not sure if we could pull it off playing their second five.

 

[tomcat1]

Lately, it seems like UNC is a team that hangs around but has been getting beat at the end of games. You did pretty much the same thing to us by beating us at the last second, so I feel like you can definitely do the same to them in Chapel Hill.
Fourth place is around where I expected them to be this season with four players leaving. I just didn't expect how bad our shooting would be throughout the season.

Well, I know of at least 3 celebration parties I could attend if we beat UNC but I'm not making any plans yet.

I based my pre-season prediction on Virginia finishing 4th or better on their in your face defense knowing that you lost your scoring horses from last year but I agree with you that I expected better shooting from the Cavs this year even with what they have.

 

[douggie]

When Roy starts dropping F-Bombs you know it's a special season!

 

[tomcat1]

Why is Duke favored by only 7.5 points at NC State on Wednesday night?

What am I missing here since they should be favored by double digits?

 

[douggie]

Why is Duke favored by only 7.5 points at NC State on Wednesday night?

What am I missing here since they should be favored by double digits?

Correct me if I'm wrong but Duke has lost 5 of their last 7 games at PNC. Four to NC State, one to Mercer.

 

[tomcat1]

Correct me if I'm wrong but Duke has lost 5 of their last 7 games at PNC. Four to NC State, one to Mercer.

Maybe it's the other blue team that owns us at home as well as away. All I know is that in the last two NC State home games we lost by 10 to UNC and by 20 to Louisville and I don't understand why a better team than both of these two teams wouldn't be favored by more than 7.5 points especially with how good Duke has been playing lately.

 

[douggie]

Maybe it's the other blue team that owns us at home as well as away. All I know is that in the last two NC State home games we lost by 10 to UNC and by 20 to Louisville and I don't understand why a better team than both of these two teams wouldn't be favored by more than 7.5 points especially with how good Duke has been playing lately.

From Vegasinsider:

No. 6 Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina State Wolfpack
(ESPN, 9:00 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: Duke -6.5, Total 150.5
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Odds subject to change

Betting Matchup

The Blue Devils (12-2 SU) have a half-game lead over Louisville in the ACC after winning their last seven conference games. They have gone 3-4 ATS in this same span with the total going OVER in eight of their last 10 outings. Duke is 22-3 SU overall with a 13-12 record ATS.

In last Saturday’s lopsided 94-60 victory at home against Notre Dame, center Vernon Carey Jr. scored 21 points with guard Tre Jones adding 19 points as the Blue Devils’ top two scorers this season. Combined, this duo is scoring 33.4 of the team’s 83 points a game.

N.C. State (16-9 SU) is in the middle of the pack in the ACC at 7-7 SU in conference play. It is coming off Sunday’s 71-68 road loss to Boston College as a four-point favorite. The Wolfpack have failed to cover in four of their last six games and the total has stayed UNDER in nine of their last 11 games.

They are averaging 74.3 PPG with five different players scoring at least 10 points a night. Senior guard CJ Bryce leads the Wolfpack in both points (14.0) and rebounds (6.1).
Betting Trends

-- The Blue Devils have won eight of their last 10 road games as favorites. They have failed to cover in six of the same 10 games and the total has gone OVER in four of their last six road games as favorites.

-- The Wolf Pack are 1-3 SU in their last four home games as underdogs but they have gone 5-2 ATS in their last seven games as home underdogs. The total has stayed UNDER in their last three games getting points at home.

-- Duke has won seven of its last 10 games against NC State SU but the Wolfpack have the 7-3 edge ATS. The total has gone OVER in the last six games between the two in-state rivals.

 

[tomcat1]

From Vegasinsider:

No. 6 Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina State Wolfpack
(ESPN, 9:00 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: Duke -6.5, Total 150.5
Provided by Unibet (NJ and PA only)
Odds subject to change

Betting Matchup

The Blue Devils (12-2 SU) have a half-game lead over Louisville in the ACC after winning their last seven conference games. They have gone 3-4 ATS in this same span with the total going OVER in eight of their last 10 outings. Duke is 22-3 SU overall with a 13-12 record ATS.

In last Saturday’s lopsided 94-60 victory at home against Notre Dame, center Vernon Carey Jr. scored 21 points with guard Tre Jones adding 19 points as the Blue Devils’ top two scorers this season. Combined, this duo is scoring 33.4 of the team’s 83 points a game.

N.C. State (16-9 SU) is in the middle of the pack in the ACC at 7-7 SU in conference play. It is coming off Sunday’s 71-68 road loss to Boston College as a four-point favorite. The Wolfpack have failed to cover in four of their last six games and the total has stayed UNDER in nine of their last 11 games.

They are averaging 74.3 PPG with five different players scoring at least 10 points a night. Senior guard CJ Bryce leads the Wolfpack in both points (14.0) and rebounds (6.1).
Betting Trends

-- The Blue Devils have won eight of their last 10 road games as favorites. They have failed to cover in six of the same 10 games and the total has gone OVER in four of their last six road games as favorites.

-- The Wolf Pack are 1-3 SU in their last four home games as underdogs but they have gone 5-2 ATS in their last seven games as home underdogs. The total has stayed UNDER in their last three games getting points at home.

-- Duke has won seven of its last 10 games against NC State SU but the Wolfpack have the 7-3 edge ATS. The total has gone OVER in the last six games between the two in-state rivals.

Thanks for the info! As of 4:00PM the betting line has gone back to where it opened at Duke -6.5 but I'm sure the public is doing this since the sharps won't move this line until just about game time if they even bet this game at all. It will be interesting to see what this line closes at.