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ACC Morning Linkfest 3/9 with Game Sim Predictions

by WebMaster

Posted: 3/9/2013 8:27:55 AM


The last weekend of ACC regular season basketball is here.  Six games this weekend will decide the ACC tournament seeding and there is still a lot unknown.  Once the seeds are set on Sunday night, make sure to check out SCACCHoops.com and submit your bracket for our ACC Tournament Bracket contest.  I'm still working on the prize for the winner, so stay tuned!

The big matchup today is obviously Duke playing UNC in Chapel Hill.  The funny thing, is I'll be watching how Miami performs just as close.  Will the Miami defense show up today?  That said, expect Duke and UNC to be a great one. 

The Blue Devils are back healthy and UNC may be the hottest team in the conference.  It will be fascinating to see who Duke puts Ryan Kelly on, neither PJ Hairston or Reggie Bullock seem to be a good matchup for Kelly.  On the other side of the ball, I think UNC will be able to react to Kelly on the perimeter with their quickness.  Will Kelly be able to use his size advantage to help Duke on the boards or scoring in the post?  Shooting will obviously play a huge role in the game as both teams rely heavily on eFG%, but its the other three (of the four) factors that will likely decide this one.  Make sure to follow the live tempo-based stats for this one.

In other games, NC State needs a win to clinch at least a 4th seed and a first round bye in the ACC tournament.  Of course, if NC State wins and UNC loses, the Pack move to the 3rd seed.  The conundrum here is that the Pack may rather be a 4th seed and face a struggling Miami team on Saturday as opposed to facing Duke.

Check out the game sim predictions, links, previews, and more below.

Game Sim Predictions

Georgia Tech at Boston College - Boston College wins 62-61 Sim the game here

NC State at FSU - NC State wins 68-67 Sim the game here

Clemson at Miami - Miami wins 65-53 Sim the game here

Duke at UNC - Duke wins 71-70 Sim the game here

 Team Conf Pct Overall Pct
 Miami  14-3  0.824  23-6  0.793
 Duke  13-4  0.765  26-4  0.867
 UNC  12-5  0.706  22-8  0.733
 NC State  11-6  0.647  22-8  0.733
 Virginia  10-7  0.588  20-10  0.667
 Maryland  8-9  0.471  20-10  0.667
 FSU  8-9  0.471  16-14  0.533
 Georgia Tech  6-11  0.353  16-13  0.552
 Boston College  6-11  0.353  14-16  0.467
 Clemson  5-12  0.294  13-16  0.448
 Wake Forest  5-12  0.294  12-17  0.414
 Virginia Tech  4-13  0.235  13-17  0.433

 Injury Report 
KJ McDaniels (CL)
ankle
John Auslander (MD)
left tibia fracture - out for season
Darion Atkins (VA)
stress reaction in shins

Links

Yesterday's Games

Matchup  
No Games on the Schedule

Today's Games

Time Matchup TV  
 12:00:00 PM  Georgia Tech @ Boston College  ACCN  Preview
 2:00:00 PM  NC State @ FSU  ESPN  Preview
 2:30:00 PM  Clemson @ Miami  ACCN  Preview
 9:00:00 PM  Duke @ UNC  ESPN  Preview

 



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