Duke V Florida State Betting Tips
It was only a matter of time before we did another Duke game.
You read it, the Florida State Seminoles travel to Durham, North Carolina to play its final ACC road game of the season as they slug it out against No.7 Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Which of these two teams can gain an edge before the 2009 March Madness bracket tournament gets here?
The Florida State Seminoles can finish second place in the ACC standings with victories in its final two conference games of the 2008-09 season. Florida State is led by ACC Player of the Year candidate Toney Douglas and ACC Coach of the Year nominee Leonard Hamilton. The Seminoles were picked to finished 10th by the attending media at ACC Operation Basketball in October and enter Tuesday’s game in a tie for third place in the league standings.
The Seminoles have won six of their last eight games (all conference match-ups) and enters Tuesday’s game with the Duke Blue Devils carrying an overall record of 22-7, that’s the most regular season wins by Florida State since also winning 22 games prior to post-season play during the 1992-93 season.
The Seminoles also own a record of 9-5 in ACC play, that’s their most conference wins since winning nine during the 2005-06 season and tied for the third most ACC wins in school history. The Seminoles arrive in Durham looking to win their fifth ACC game and their 11th game away from Tallahassee this season.For Duke, after losing four times over a six-game span, head coach Mike Krzyzewski knew he had to do something to shake up his Blue Devils.
Since moving Jon Scheyer to point guard and putting freshman Elliot Williams in the starting lineup, Krzyzewski has seen his Blue Devils run off four consecutive wins to move back into second place behind their rivals, North Carolina Tar Heels, in the ACC standings. The Devils moved to 10-4 in the league with their tough 72-65 victory at Virginia Tech. The Tar Heels are a game in front at 11-3.
Of course, don’t expect the Seminoles to just allow the Blue Devils to gain as much momentum as they can. And since it’s crunch time in college hoops, expect Florida State to keep things interesting.
Following Tuesday’s game at Duke, the Seminoles play host to Virginia Tech on Senior Day when they will celebrate the careers of Toney Douglas, Uche Echefu and Brian Hoff in a pre-game ceremony.
Can the Duke Blue Devils beat the Florida State Seminoles? SportsBetting.com has the odds.
Duke Blue Devils -11.5
Florida State Seminoles +11.5
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