Like someone else said, you can throw out the records and rankings when these two teams meet. However, here are two things that work in Duke’s favor:
1- perimeter defense. If Cole is going to try to win the game himself, Tre, Wendell and Jordan will smoother him, making it difficult for post entry passes. The more havoc we cause on the perimeter, the better. Duke’s defense ranks 9th in the nation and UNC’s offense ranks 135th
2- if it is a close game, UNC has proven they are not good in close games and have literally given games away in the late minutes to teams worse than Duke.
Duke 79
UNC 69