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Duke basketball star Tyrese Proctor has officially been ruled out for the clash with ACC rival Florida State. The Blue Devils have been monitoring the junior since he left the game against Miami with a concerning knee injury. Head coach Jon Scheyer’s team is looking to collect its 26th win overall and 17th in ACC […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Florida State-Duke prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Florida State-Duke. The Florida State Seminoles aren’t anywhere close to the NCAA Tournament, and coach Leonard Hamilton is riding into the sunset quietly, without a big final flourish. Hamilton has won the ACC regular […]

Duke basketball star Tyrese Proctor went down with a knee injury during the Blue Devils’ win against Miami on Tuesday night. Proctor had seven points in 14 minutes before he left the game. Fortunately, he was not needed in that game as Duke easily cruised to a 97-60 win over the Hurricanes. Proctor will be […]

The Duke Blue Devils have been one of the top teams in college basketball this season, and they came in, in the current AP men’s basketball poll ranked No. 2 behind only Auburn. But during Duke’s win over Miami this past weekend, starting point guard Tyrese Proctor went down with a knee injury. Following the […]

Like most of ACC play, Tuesday night wasn’t super stressful for Duke basketball. Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils rolled into Miami and crushed the Hurricanes 97-60 to move to 16-1 in conference play and stay on track for the regular season ACC title. Despite the lopsided score, it wasn’t all good for Duke in […]

Duke basketball star guard Tyrese Proctor has Blue Devils fans concerned after he was seen leaving Tuesday night’s game at Watsco Center in Coral Gables against the Miami Hurricanes with an apparent injury. Proctor left the contest in the first half, with ESPN’s broadcast later saying that he was done for the rest of the […]

It is a battle of the best and the worst in the ACC as Duke faces Miami. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-Miami prediction and pick. Duke comes into the game at 24-3 on the year, and 15-1 in conference play. They opened up the year 4-2, with losses […]

Illinois basketball made all kinds of brutal history in a 110-67 embarrassment against the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden. Not only did the Fighting Illini suffer their worst loss in program history on Saturday night, but stat guru Jared Berson reports “it’s the largest margin of defeat for the Big Ten in […]

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood watched Saturday night as his team took the worst loss in program history. The Fighting Illini got shellacked by the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden. Duke whipped Illinois 110-67. Duke shot better than 50 percent from three-point range. Blue Devils freshman star Cooper Flagg had his way in […]

The Duke basketball program accomplished a truly impressive team performance on Saturday night. Duke crushed Illinois 110-67 at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils were heavy favorites heading into the game, but nobody expected such a huge blowout. Duke had such a dominating win thanks to a balanced offensive attack that included seven players, including superstar […]

Duke basketball’s freshman phenom Cooper Flagg has turned a lot of heads this year. One of them is Illinois coach Brad Underwood, who saw Flagg up close on Saturday. Duke basketball routed Illinois, 110-67. Flagg erupted for 16 points in the blowout victory for the Blue Devils. It was the freshman’s first performance at Madison […]

The Duke Blue Devils entered Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for a rare late-season non-conference matchup with a very good Illinois squad as considerable favorites, but even the most optimistic supporters of the Dukies likely didn’t have a 43 point victory on their Bingo card. In a 110-63 win, superstar freshman Cooper Flagg did […]

Duke basketball associate head coach Jai Lucas is being linked to Miami’s head coach vacancy. The Hurricanes, who have been a formidable opponent in the ACC Conference over the years, saw their longtime leader, Jim Larranaga, step down earlier this season. The program is going through a tumultuous year, with a current record of 6-21 […]

Duke basketball made some program history in its 110-67 win over Illinois at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils were heavily favored going into the clash, but Saturday’s game was a mismatch from the start. Head coach Jon Scheyer’s team had a balanced offensive approach with seven players, including freshman superstar Cooper Flagg, reaching double […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-Illinois prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Duke-Illinois. What a delicious game and moment this is, a made-for-television showcase in Madison Square Garden in New York. It is very rare to see two teams play a big nonconference game this late in […]

After a rocky start to the season, Duke basketball has become one of the best teams in the country and has shredded nearly all comers in the ACC. Aside from a close loss to Clemson on the road, the Blue Devils have rattled off blowout win after blowout win in conference play, the latest of […]

The Duke basketball team continued its impressive season on Monday night as they cruised to an easy win against the Virginia basketball team. Star freshman Cooper Flagg once again put up an impressive performance as he was a big reason why the Blue Devils made easy work of the Cavaliers. It didn’t take long for […]

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer watched his Blue Devils ease past Virginia 80-62 on Monday. But he witnessed an uneasy moment involving his forward Maliq Brown. The Syracuse transfer left gingerly during the victory. Scheyer then delivered a concerning update postgame, per freelance college basketball reporter Mike Barber. “Duke coach Jon Scheyer says Syracuse […]

The Duke basketball team cruised to a win over Virginia on Monday night, and star freshman Cooper Flagg had a nice game for the Blue Devils. However, there was one play that went viral on social media, and Flagg wasn’t on the positive end of it. At one point in the second half, Flagg tried […]

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg is a true freshman, but he is expected to be the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Before Flagg even stepped foot on campus, that expectation was there. However, there are some other incredibly impressive freshman in college basketball this year as well. One of them is Rutgers […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-Virginia prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Duke-Virginia. The Duke Blue Devils are very much on track to get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. With Alabama losing to Auburn this past Saturday, and with other SEC teams likely to […]

Duke basketball had some growing pains to work through at the start of the season, but now the Blue Devils are rounding into form. Cooper Flagg and company are absolutely cruising through the ACC after another dominant win, this time in a 106-70 rout of Stanford. After the game, Flagg and star center Khaman Maluach […]

Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg has insinuated in the past that it’s not a sure-thing that he’ll make the jump to the NBA at the conclusion of his first season with the Blue Devils. But the expectation has been that once the allure of not only playing professionally, but being the No. 1 overall pick […]

Duke hosts Stanford for a fun ACC battle on Saturday night! It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Stanford-Duke prediction and pick. Stanford is playing very well in their first action in the ACC. They are 16-9 overall and 8-6 in conference play. The Cardinal are coming off a tough loss […]

The Duke basketball team is having an exceptional season so far as they are in position to win the ACC regular season title and make the NCAA Tournament as a one seed. A big reason why the Blue Devils are so good is the play of star freshman Cooper Flagg. Before Flagg even stepped foot […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a California-Duke prediction and pick. Find out how to watch California-Duke. Duke finally lost an ACC game. The Blue Devils fell to Clemson on Saturday, as the Tigers pulled closer to Duke in the ACC race. Clemson had lost to Georgia Tech earlier in the […]

Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell was very pleased with how his team managed Duke’s Cooper Flagg on Saturday night. The Tigers kept Flagg in check most of the game, en route to a 77-71 victory. Flagg had the ball in the closing seconds to try and tie the game, but Clemson forced a turnover. Flagg […]

The Duke Blue Devils suffered only their second loss of the season on Saturday night, falling in dramatic fashion to the Clemson Tigers at Littlejohn Coliseum by the final score of 77-71. Aside from the fact that this is the first loss for the 2nd-ranked Blue Devils in ACC play this season, the key takeaway […]

Duke basketball lost its first ACC conference game of the season Saturday against Clemson. Late in the game, Duke star Cooper Flagg slipped and caused a turnover for the team. That move is getting hit with some wild reaction on social media. Oh no. Cooper Flagg slips and falls with the game on the line […]

Following a lionhearted battle with cancer, legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale made his highly-anticipated return to the booth on Saturday night. Before Duke took on Clemson for an ACC showdown, the fans at Littlejohn Coliseum let Vitale know how much he’s been missed, (via ESPN on Instagram). Vitale received a heartfelt standing ovation, in what was […]

Jon Scheyer knew the reason why the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils lost 77-71 to the Clemson Tigers on Saturday. Scheyer reflected on the team’s defeat in the postgame press conference. The team had a 41-35 lead at halftime, but Clemson responded with a 42-30 effort in the second half to defend homecourt and earn […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-Clemson prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Duke-Clemson. The Clemson Tigers might have gotten caught looking ahead to this game versus Duke. Clemson began this week in a very good position in the ACC. The Tigers were enjoying a solid season. Head […]

Duke looks to continue their long winning streak as they face Syracuse. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-Syracuse prediction and pick. Duke comes into the game at 19-2 overall and 11-0 in conference play, sitting in first in the ACC. They opened the year 2-0 before a loss to […]

The Duke basketball program came away with an 87-70 win over rival North Carolina on Saturday, and at halftime, former Duke player Jared McCain made it clear how happy he was that the game was going the Blue Devils’ way. “What up ESPN? We’re at halftime at the Duke-UNC game, we’re blowing them out right […]

Duke basketball is led by freshmen this season, and head coach Jon Scheyer is fine with it. The Blue Devils got a pair of fabulous performances from diaper dandies Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, in a win over North Carolina Saturday. “They absolutely feed off each other,” Scheyer said, per ESPN. “It starts with their […]

It was never more clear than on Saturday night that the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels are a pair of programs heading into drastically different directions. An 87-70 win for the 2nd-ranked Blue Devils over their in-state rival wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicated, but regardless, it did further […]

Duke basketball powered past North Carolina on Saturday, but Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg wasn’t satisfied. Flagg finished with 21 points and eight rebounds in the contest. “It might be [my best college game],” Flagg said per ESPN, “but for me, I’m just trying to make the right plays. Four of the first six baskets […]

Duke basketball has watched Cooper Flagg blossom into an immediate household name this season. However, fans of the Blue Devils know you really become a legend in Durham by shredding rival North Carolina. Flagg did just that — delivering an epic 21 points in his first Duke-UNC game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday night. […]

Dick Vitale has seen countless college basketball stars during his four decades worth of broadcasting experience, but he is in awe of the most celebrated freshman in the country. While watching Duke dismantle rival North Carolina, 87-70, Dickie V offered prodigious praise for Cooper Flagg. “All I can say in 45 years at ESPN, I […]