Perfectly predicting the scores of every Duke basketball game this season
By Matt Giles
Predicting the final score of the ninth Duke basketball game this season
Opponent: Pittsburgh Panthers
Date: Dec. 30
Time: To be announced
Location: Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor Stadium)
Pittsburgh’s record last season: 16-17 (6-14 in ACC)
Head coach: Jeff Capel (205-146 in 11 seasons as a head coach, including a 30-36 clip in two seasons at Pittsburgh)
Outlook on Pittsburgh from CBS Sports college basketball insider Matt Norlander: “It’s going decently through two seasons under [former Duke basketball player and assistant] Jeff Capel, but expecting a jump in year three might be asking too much. Xavier Johnson is a stud, but Pitt was pitiful on the boards last season, and that will be tough to overhaul.”
Predicted final score: Duke 76, Pitt 68
Duke’s predicted overall record to date: 6-3 (1-1 in ACC)