North Carolina vs Duke Picks and Prediction – 3/14/2025

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North Carolina at Duke 03/14/25 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

Game Start: 3/14/2025, 11:00 PM UTC

Latest Odds: DUKE -7.5 ; O/U 155.5

North Carolina vs Duke Prediction

The North Carolina Tar Heels remain in Charlotte Friday night for a semifinal match up in the ACC tournament against the Duke Blue Devils. North Carolina has 22 wins and 12 losses on the year having won for the last five overall including two in a row after a nine point victory against Wake Forest on Thursday. The Tar Heels offense averages 81.5 points on 48% shooting from the floor. Defensively North Carolina allows 75.5 points per game this season but have given up less than 60 points per game in each of their last three victories. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Defensively North Carolina was stout against Wake Forest giving up just 58 points on 33.9% shooting from the floor and 9.1% from beyond the arc. The Tar Heels won the rebounding battle by 8 and forced 10 turnovers in the victory. RJ Davis led the way for the North Carolina offense with 23 points on nine shots.

The Duke Blue Devils are the number one team in the nation and come into Friday on a long winning streak following an 8 point victory against Georgia Tech on Wednesday. The Blue Devils offense averages 83.5 points on 49.1% from the floor. Defensively Duke has been elite as well holding opponents to 61.4 points per game this season.

Defensively Duke did the work on Wednesday giving up seventy points on 42.6% shooting from the floor. Offensively Duke rolled scoring 78 points including 52 in the second half on 43.5% from the floor and the Blue Devils knocked down 7 triples in the game. Duke won the rebounding battle and forced 11 turnovers to seal the victory. Freshman Kon Knueppel led the way for the Duke offense with 28 points on 14 shots.

North Carolina vs Duke Pick Analysis

Duke is the top team in the country and will do the work Friday even without Cooper Flagg. Take Duke Friday night to do the work on both sides of the ball leading to the win. The Blue Devils will punch their ticket into the ACC chip Friday night with a win and cover against UNC. Final Score Prediction, Duke Blue Devils win and cover 79-71.