North Carolina vs Duke Picks and Prediction – 2/1/2025

The Tar Heels are taking to the road to face the Blue Devils on Saturday at 6:30 PM EST. The game is taking place at Cameron Indoor Stadium and is being broadcast on ESPN. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

In their last 5 games the Tar Heels have posted a 2-3 record. The North Carolina team in their last game ended up losing the game to Pitt by a score of 73-65. The Tar Heels have now posted a record of 13-9 on the year overall.

The Tar Heels have managed to put in 81.7 points per game on 46.9% of the shots from the field. The Tar Heels has pulled down 37.8 boards and 14.5 assists per game. The defense for North Carolina has allowed 76.2 points per game, but has ended up getting 3.8 blocks and 6.3 steals per game.

In their last 5 games the Blue Devils have posted a 5-0 record. The Duke team in their last game ended up winning the game to North Carolina State by a score of 74-64. The Blue Devils have now posted a record of 18-2 on the year overall.

The Blue Devils have managed to put in 80 points per game on 47.4% of the shots from the field. The Blue Devils has pulled down 40 boards and 16.8 assists per game. The defense for Duke has allowed 59.6 points per game, but has ended up getting 3.8 blocks and 6.6 steals per game.

North Carolina has struggled on the year so far and it is very easy to see why. The Tar Heels defense is giving up 76 points per game and the offense is only getting 81 points per game. That type of difference does make it hard to win when you face a good team like Duke. Look for the Blue Devils to be able to play well enough in this game to secure the win rather easily as the offense for Duke runs away with this game easily. Final Score Prediction, Duke Blue Devils win and cover 82-60.