Bragging rights will be on the line at Donald L. Tucker Center on Thursday as Duke travels to meet Florida State in what's going to be a close ACC contest. Tip-off is at 7:00 EST and it will be shown on ESPN.
Florida State and Duke are tied for 2nd in the ACC. Plus, Florida State is one of the better teams in the country, ranked #15 in the AP, and Duke has a chance to improve upon its 4-1 record against nationally-ranked teams. The 5th ranked Blue Devils are an excellent 23-4 overall including 10-2 in the ACC. The Seminoles maintain a record of 19-7 and are also 10-2 in the conference. According to the RPI rankings, the Blue Devils are the better team, with a rank of #4 to the Seminoles #18. Additionally, there is a momentum story, where Duke is looking to capitalize having won its last four games in a row.
Duke has a statistical edge over Florida State in one category, scoring, where the Blue Devils outperform the Seminoles, 79 pts/game to 70 pts/game.
Duke has already played Florida State this season, back on January 21st, and lost 76-73. Last year the Blue Devils lost to the Seminoles 66-61. In four years, the Duke record against Florida State is 5-2, including 2-1 at Donald L. Tucker Center.
StatSmack! Duke is better than Florida State
- We have a history of cultivating talent. Over the past 10 years Duke has had more players drafted by the NBA than Florida State (14 vs 8).
- Diaper Dandies love us. Duke has recruited more McDonald's All-Americans out of high school than Florida State (52 vs 10).
- We're so much better than you, we get lazy. Duke has come back to win after being down at half against Florida State 4 times since 1996.
- We're a talent magnet. Since 1998 Duke has recruited more Top 10 high school players than Florida State (11 vs 0).
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