FiveStarPick.com and its members had a crappy day yesterday with a miserable 1-3 ATS record…but there is a lot of great action on the board today in several sports…the PGA Tour, College Basketball and the NBA.  The focus of today’s preview is the long anticipated ACC matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tarheels.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Heels as 8.5-point home favorites with the total hanging in around 165.

Duke (25-5 straight up, 15-14 against the spread) is riding a 5-game winning streak after beating Florida State Tuesday as a 12-point home favorite, 84-81. The Blue Devils had covered the spread in their previous three games before facing the ‘Noles.  Duke was down to Florida State at halftime, 40-34, and then outscored the Seminoles in the second half, 50-41. The Blue Devils shot 40 percent from the field and 33 percent from 3-land.  Gerald Henderson lead the offense with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Kyle Singler added 20 points and 7 boards.  

North Carolina (26-3 SU, 11-15 ATS) is coming off an 86-78 win against Virginia Tech last Wednesday as a 9 ½-point road favorite. The Tar Heels are just 1-4 ATS their last five outings.  North Carolina shot 41 percent from the field and center Tyler Hansbrough contributed 22 points and 15 rebounds in the victory.  Ty Lawson added 22 points and 5 assists.  The ‘Heels are a solid 13-1 SU at home but only 4-8 ATS.  The Tar Heels are 4-1 SU and ATS their last 5 meetings with Duke after prevailing February 11th, 101-87, as a two point road favorite.  

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