ChronChat: Score predictions, MVP picks and more for Duke men's basketball's UNC showdown
Before North Carolina takes the trip down to the road to face Duke, The Chronicle's beat writers are here to make their score predictions and more.
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Before North Carolina takes the trip down to the road to face Duke, The Chronicle's beat writers are here to make their score predictions and more.
For 42 years, “Coach K” and “the rivalry” were intrinsically linked. Mike Krzyzewski dominated the Duke-North Carolina narrative, driving the competition and fueling the fire. Without his familiar face as the frontman, many have questioned the future of the rivalry. The 1,560 Duke students camped out in Krzyzewskiville, and the hundreds more who fell short in their hunt for that coveted real estate, disagree.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details—and numbers:
After each Duke men’s basketball game of the season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. The Blue Devils fell at the hands of Clemson, and the Blue Zone breaks down tough loss:
The road has not been the Blue Devils’ friend so far this season.
Before every game this season, our football beat writers predict whether the Blue Devils will pick up a win in their weekly matchup and keep track of their records throughout the year. On Wednesday, Duke has one last matchup: a Military Bowl showdown against UCF in Annapolis, Md., at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
In just a few days, Duke football’s 2022 season will be over. Head coach Mike Elko’s inaugural season was a smashing success. In just one year, he turned the 3-9 (0-8 in the ACC) Blue Devils into an 8-4, bowl-bound team. And that bowl game against UCF is rapidly approaching.
The Blue Devils will be without their captain Saturday.
For the first time in school history, Duke’s starting lineup Saturday evening was composed of five true freshmen.
No. 15 Duke left no doubt in the first half of its final nonconference game Saturday, jumping out to a big lead against visiting Maryland Eastern Shore. One half remains, and the Blue Devils are in the driver’s seat with a 39-21 advantage.
Before Tuesday night's tilt between No. 15 Duke and Iowa in the Jimmy V Classic, The Chronicle's beat writers predict the outcome. Here is what they forecast in the Blue Devils' latest visit to Madison Square Garden.
Looking for its first top-25 win of the season, No. 17 Duke welcomes No. 25 Ohio State to Cameron Indoor Stadium for a Wednesday night showdown in the last-ever ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Before tipoff, our beat writers make their predictions.
After each Duke men's basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. The Blue Devils survived strong Oregon State and Xavier teams, but fell in the final of the Phil Knight Legacy to Purdue. The Blue Zone breaks down the game:
On the heels of back-to-back wins against Oregon State and Xavier, No. 8 Duke now looks ahead to its championship tilt at the Phil Knight Legacy against No. 24 Purdue in Portland, Ore. With both the Blue Devils and Boilermakers in pursuit of a trophy in the Rose Quarter, our beat writers make their predictions before Sunday's 3:30 p.m. tipoff at the Moda Center.
Before every game this season, our football beat writers predict whether the Blue Devils will pick up a win in their weekly matchup and keep track of their records throughout the year. Duke has one last regular-season game Saturday when Wake Forest comes to Wallace Wade Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff.
Before every game this season, our football beat writers predict whether the Blue Devils will pick up a win in their weekly matchup and keep track of their records throughout the year. Duke is set for one last road game Saturday against Pittsburgh with a four-game winning streak on the line.
The Blue Devils are back in the win column.
Duke’s still rolling.
Fourteen Blue Devils saw the court against the Spartans. Eleven grabbed a board. Eleven scored. Five scored in double digits.
Before every game this season, our football beat writers predict whether the Blue Devils will pick up a win in their weekly matchup and keep track of their records throughout the year. With a two-game winning streak to its name, Duke aims for its third straight Saturday at home against Virginia Tech.