1.1** Free Pick - ACC Rivalry Duke vs. North Carolina

[Pick Bot]

Duke +10.5 1.1* FREE PLAY
A couple things here that are different form years past. First of all these teams are separated by just 8 miles and this is a major rivalry more so in basketball but in football Duke still takes this game seriously while North Carolina sees their rival more as NC State who they actually play next week. Also this game is usually played during thanksgiving break and lacks a home field advantage. Well this game will be featured while school is in session but also it will be a rare night game.

Despite the way they finished last week Duke has played extremely well and even led 20-7 against Virginia Tech, but they could not over come -3 turnover margin. North Carolina on the other hand looked really bad against a bad Miami team whose only strength is passing the ball. Well Duke can pass the ball and should be able to take advantage of North Carolina's poor pass defense in this game and they do just about everything else better than Miami which almost won 18-14 last week. Duke has shown inconsistencies against the run that they need to get back to this week if they want a chance to win. I think being back at home in a rare night game against their rival should be good enough motivation to stop the run. After all they did hold Stanford's rushing attack in check once upon a time ago.