No. 8 North Carolina (20-5) visits No. 1 Duke (23-2) tonight as two of the best programs in college basketball clash at 9 p.m. ET at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham.
Duke is on a five-game winning streak. Its last loss came on November 21 at home against Gonzaga (89-87), which snapped a nine-game win streak.
The Tar Heels enter also enter this game on a five-game win streak as they haven’t lost since their defeat to the Longhorns at Chapel Hill on November 22.
This season Duke has a 15-1 record at home while North Carolina is 9-2 on the road.
The game will be televised on ESPN.
Rivalry Numbers:
-North Carolina leads the all-time series 137-111.
-Since Roy Williams took over at UNC, going all the way back to 2003-2004, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is 17-13 head-to-head against him.
-Six of the 32 matchups in the series since Williams took over have been decided by two points or fewer, and Duke is 5-1 in those contests.
-The last 11 contests have been decided by 10 points or fewer.
-Since 1949 UNC has scored 13,581 points against Duke in the series, and Duke has scored 13,559 points, a ridiculously slim 22-point difference over 70 years, according to the NCAA.
Betting Trends
North Carolina
North Carolina is 2-5 straight up in its last seven games when playing on the road against Duke.
North Carolina is 10-4 against the Spread in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Duke.
North Carolina is 5-0 straight up in its last five games on the road.
North Carolina is 5-0 against the spread in its last five games on the road.
North Carolina is 8-1 straight up in its last nine games and 6-2 against the spread in its last eight games.
Duke
Duke is 5-0 straight up in its last five games.
Duke is 4-2 against the spread in its last six games.
Duke is 2-4 against the spread in its last six games at home
Duke is 5-0 straight up in its last five games at home.
Duke is 14-7 straight up in its last 21 games when playing North Carolina.
