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Yessir, Kaptain! It's kinda ugly out there tonight. I'm not real excited about anything.Originally posted by Kaptain View PostComment
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NCAAB
Friday, January 17
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North Carolina State at Duke: What bettors need to know
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North Carolina State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils
Duke restored some of its luster with a win on Monday but is still only .500 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 20th-ranked Blue Devils will try to move past the even point when they host North Carolina State on Saturday. Duke squandered an 11-point lead against Virginia on Monday but came through down the stretch thanks to 21 points from Rasheed Sulaimon, who picked up some of the slack from freshman Jabari Parker.
Parker averaged 21.4 points in non-conference play but is putting up 10.5 against ACC foes, including eight on 3-of-11 shooting in the 69-65 win over Virginia. The forward will have his hands full at the defensive end on Saturday as part of the group assigned to Wolfpack forward T.J. Warren, who leads the ACC in scoring at 22.2 points. Warren put up 22 points at Wake Forest on Wednesday but fouled out with under three minutes left and had to watch as his team suffered a 70-69 loss.
TV: 2 p.m. ET, CBS
ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA STATE (11-6, 1-3 ACC): The Wolfpack did what Duke couldn’t by winning at Notre Dame on Jan. 7, but have since dropped two straight. NC State led Wake Forest by eight at the half but fell behind when Warren picked up his fourth foul midway through the second and could not stop a layup in the final seconds. Part of the problem for the Wolfpack is the lack of scoring options behind Warren, as only Anthony Barber (11.5) and Desmond Lee (10.2) join him in double figures.
ABOUT DUKE (13-4, 2-2): The Blue Devils changed things up on the defensive end against Virginia and went to a pressure system for 40 minutes, using 10 players in a five-for-five substitution pattern. “It was strange but it worked out well,” Sulaimon told reporters. “I knew (coach Mike Krzyzewski) was going to do something like that because he wanted us to pressure the ball for the entire 40 minutes, so he wanted us to have fresh legs.” Sulaimon, who was a healthy scratch against Michigan last month after a string of sub-par efforts, has scored in double figures in two of the last three games.
TRENDS:
* Over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Duke.
* Wolfpack are 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 Saturday games.
* Over is 4-1 in Blue Devils last five vs. Atlantic Coast.
* Blue Devils are 1-4 ATS in their last five vs. Atlantic Coast.
TIP-INS:
1. Duke has won 26 straight at home.
2. The Wolfpack rank last in the ACC in 3-point percentage at 29.2 while Duke shoots a league-leading 41.1 percent from beyond the arc.
3. Blue Devils F Amile Jefferson recorded a career-high 15 rebounds on Monday and has recorded double-digit rebounds in four of the last eight contests.
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NHL
Friday, January 17
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Ducks at Blackhawks: What bettors need to know
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Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks (-140, 5.5)
The Anaheim Ducks are in the midst of one of the most dominant stretches in NHL history - and their opponents on Friday, the Chicago Blackhawks, know a thing or two about extended periods of dominance. The Ducks extended their winning streak to eight games Wednesday with a 9-1 win over Vancouver in a result that featured the largest offensive outburst in franchise history. But they'll be in for a tough time against a Chicago team that is 16-3-7 at home this season.
The showdown between the top two teams in the Western Conference couldn't have come at a better time for Anaheim, which has won 18 of its last 19 games overall - joining the 1967-68 Montreal Canadiens as the only teams to accomplish the feat. Nick Bonino, Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne each scored twice in Wednesday's victory, one that saw Anaheim net a club-record six power-play goals. The Blackhawks come in looking to rebound from a 3-2 overtime loss to Colorado.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, FSN West (Anaheim), CSN (Chicago)
ABOUT THE DUCKS (36-8-5): Anaheim has long been touted as one of the deeper teams in the league, but never was it more clear than during Wednesday's rout of Vancouver. Six different players had a goal and 13 finished with at least one point in the win, which improved the Ducks to 20-0-2 at home. "We have a lot of depth guys, and guys who come into the lineup," forward Andrew Cogliano told the team's website. "It seems like we have 14 guys who switch every night who can provide offense."
ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS (30-8-11): Having opened the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season with a 21-0-3 record, Chicago knows what it takes to be really good for a really long time. More than one Blackhawks skater credits the Ducks' first line - anchored by Perry and captain Ryan Getzlaf - with providing a dangerous combo of size and skill that has fueled the rest of the team. "It's one thing to have a lot of skill," defenseman Nick Leddy told the Chicago Sun-Times. "But to have the size as an added factor has got to be great."
TRENDS:
* Under is 13-3 in the last 16 meetings in Chicago.
* Ducks are 8-1 in their last nine road games.
* Blackhawks are 10-3 in their last 13 vs. Pacific.
* Over is 6-0 in Ducks last six vs. Western Conference.
OVERTIME:
1. Anaheim has won five straight matchups with Chicago, including a 3-2 overtime triumph in their previous meeting Dec. 6.
2. Selanne's game-winning goal against Vancouver was the 110th of his career, moving him into a tie with Brett Hull for fourth place on the all-time list.
3. Chicago is 23-0-5 when scoring first, while Anaheim is 21-3-4 when netting the opening goal.
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