FSU vs Duke 3/16/19 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:54 AM ET

FSU vs Duke 3/16/19 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Florida State Seminoles will meet the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship. The Seminoles defeated No. 1 seed Virginia 69-59 on Friday in their semifinal matchup. David Nicols led the Seminoles with 14 points, while Phil Cofer scored 11. FSU outrebounded Virginia 35-20.

Duke defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 74-73 on Friday. In his second game back from an injury, Zion Williamson led the Blue Devils with 31 points and 11 rebounds sinking 13 of his 19 field goal attempts. R.J. Barrett scored 15 and Tre Jones scored 11. Mfiondu Kabengele is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder for Florida State with averages of 13.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Terance Mann is the leader in rebounds with an average of 6.3 per game. Trent Forrest leads the Seminoles in assists with an average of 3.8 per game. Florida State is shooting 44.7% from the field and 33.2% from 3-point territory.

RJ Barrett leads Duke in scoring and is second in assists with averages of 23.2 points and 4.2 assists per game. Zion Williamson is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 21.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Tre Jones leads the Blue Devils in assists with an average of 5.3 per game. Duke is shooting 47.9% from the field and 30.9% from 3-point territory.

Zion Williamson showed North Carolina and the college basketball world just how good he is by putting his team on his shoulders and carrying Duke to the win scoring 31 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. The Blue Devils are one of the nation’s top three teams with Zion on the court. FSU lost outright to Duke during the season but covered the spread in an 80-78 loss as an 8-point home dog. Final Score Prediction, Duke Blue Devils win but fall short ATS 82-79.

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