Duke Basketball: Blue Devils can add another ranked win to its resume
With another ranked opponent on the schedule, the Duke Basketball team will have another chance to add to its impressive resume on Saturday as they play the No. 13 Florida State Seminoles.
The Duke Blue Devils hit the road once again as the team travels south to take on the No. 13 Florida State Seminoles.
The Blue Devils are coming off of its first true win of the season against Wake Forest on Tuesday night.
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As for Florida State, they took care of business against rival Miami at home on Wednesday.
The biggest matchup in this game will be how the big men of Florida State matches up with Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett as the Seminoles have the players who can compete with the two size wise, but in terms of ability, that remains to be seen.
Florida State Head Coach Leonard Hamilton can throw players like Terance Mann, M.J. Walker, Phil Cofer, and Mfiondu Kabengele at the two Duke superstars, however, Cofer is still not 100% healthy as he is coming back off of a foot injury that held him out for the first nine games of the season.
As for the Blue Devils, the team has passed every test with flying colors this year with the exception of one game but in conference play in front of a hostile, sold out crowd, it seems to bring the best out of the home team.
Outside of Barrett and Williamson, the gritty leaders of this team in Tre Jones and Jack White will have to continue to play pivotal roles in order for Duke to have great success in this game.
If these two teams played on a neutral floor, the Blue Devils would win comfortably. If these two teams played in Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke would win in a blow out. However, in the only meeting between the two teams this year and at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, the Blue Devils might be in for a battle.
Expect Duke to use one of its huge second half runs to create separation between them and Florida State and escape Tallahassee with another victory.
The Blue Devils and the Seminoles will tipoff on Saturday, January 12 at 2:00 pm ET and the game can be seen on ESPN.
PREDICTION: Duke 87, Florida State 76
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