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ACC Morning Linkfest 12/30 with Game Sim Predictions

by WebMaster

Posted: 12/30/2012 8:00:58 AM


Saturday was a seemingly a rare good day of basketball for ACC teams.  Virginia Tech was the only team to lose on Saturday and that was at BYU, normally a pretty tough place to play.  Of course, the Hokies barely showed up which won't help their cause when it comes time for postseason play.  UNC picked up their best win of the season beating a talented UNLV squad 79-73.  The Heels did so without Reggie Bullock who was sidelined with a mild concussion.  Duke had a bit of a scare from Santa Clara for 25 minutes before opening things up as well.

The annual narrative on Duke getting calls from the refs to help them win a game started once again during the Duke/Santa Clara game.  Former UNC point guard Kendall Marshall even tweeted the following during the game.

 

 

This prompted hundreds of people to retweet Marshall's original tweet and fan the fire of some sort of calculated referee bias to help Duke beat Santa Clara.  Let me ask you this, is it just those 3 refs that are helping Duke out?  Of course not, Marshall indicates that this has happened before.  Clearly a larger subset of the referees are looking out for Duke in these games.  What's in it for them?  Does this directive come from the NCAA?  Can you imagine the fallout if that came out?   Do you think the NCAA would risk such a thing?  Does it come from a television network?  Which one, because Duke seems to have these foul advantages on several?  Perhaps a higher being, the Lord in Heaven, has some favor on the Blue Devils?  How high does this scheme go? 

I'll leave it at that, but this idea is kind of jumping the shark in college basketball.  To think that the referees have some sort of bigger agenda is ridiculous.

Today, only Virginia is in action hosting Wofford.   Game Sim likes the Cavaliers by 19.  Wofford is ranked #115 by Pomeroy, meaning they aren't exactly a pushover.

Highlights, previews, and more below.

Game Sim Predictions

Wofford at Virginia - Virginia wins 69-50 Sim the game here

UNC/UNLV Highlights

Duke/Santa Clara Highlights

NC State/Western Michigan Highlights

Maryland/Delaware State Highlights

Boston College/Holy Cross Highlights

 

 Team Conf Pct Overall Pct
 Duke  0-0  1.000  12-0  1.000
 Maryland  0-0  1.000  11-1  0.917
 NC State  0-0  1.000  10-2  0.833
 Georgia Tech  0-0  1.000  9-2  0.818
 UNC  0-0  1.000  10-3  0.769
 Virginia  0-0  1.000  9-3  0.750
 Miami  0-0  1.000  8-3  0.727
 Virginia Tech  0-0  1.000  9-4  0.692
 FSU  0-0  1.000  8-4  0.667
 Clemson  0-0  1.000  7-4  0.636
 Boston College  0-0  1.000  7-5  0.583
 Wake Forest  0-0  1.000  6-5  0.545

 Injury Report 
Dennis Clifford (BC)
sprained ankle
Ian Miller (FS)
bone bruise in foot
John Auslander (MD)
left tibia fracture, out for season
Reggie Johnson (MI)
injured thumb
Reggie Bullock (NC)
concussion
Jordan Vandenberg (ST)
Knee
Jontel Evans (VA)
reinjured surgically repaired foot
Marshall Wood (VT)
broken left foot

Links

Yesterday's Games

Matchup  
 Santa Clara 77 @ Duke 90  Box
 Western Michigan 68 @ NC State 84  Box
 Delaware State 50 @ Maryland 79  Box
 Holy Cross 60 @ Boston College 70  Box
 UNLV 73 @ UNC 79  Box
 Virginia Tech 71 @ BYU 97  Box
 Tulsa 63 @ FSU 82  Box
 Fordham 48 @ Georgia Tech 73  Box

Today's Games

Time Matchup TV  
 1:00:00 PM  Wofford @ Virginia  RSN  Preview

 


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