North Carolina vs Duke: College Basketball Picks For March 14, 2025

North Carolina and Duke clash in a ACC Tournament game on Friday night in college basketball. Get college basketball picks for today around North Carolina vs Duke battling in a ACC Tournament showdown in Charlotte, NC!

Here’s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this ACC Tournament game tipping off at 7:00PM ET on March 14, 2025!

North Carolina vs Duke Game Details

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Broadcast: ESPN
Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Spread: Duke -7.5 | Total: 152.5

North Carolina vs Duke Betting Preview

You can hear a pin drop in Durham and Charlotte on Friday morning as the college basketball world awaits some clarity on Cooper Flagg’s ankle injury.

The initial scenes with him sitting in a wheelchair were not positive, but later reports announced that he avoided serious injury with no fractures. Duke head coach Jon Scheyer said that it is highly unlikely that we will see Flagg again this weekend in Charlotte.

The presumed No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft is recognized for his scoring arsenal, but Flagg’s passing was the key to the Blue Devils’ wins over North Carolina in the regular season.

Flagg had 13 assists combined in the two wins over the Tar Heels as he was not the Blue Devils’ leading scorer in either of those games. Flagg has started in every game this season.

Unfortunately for Coach Scheyer, Flagg wasn’t the only Blue Devil to go down on Thursday. Junior center Maliq Brown was taken to the hospital after re-aggrivating a shoulder injury that forced him to miss five games at the end of the regular season.

We’re looking at the under in this contest. When these teams met in Durham on February 1, the total closed at 148 points.

We’re now playing in a neutral site venue where scoring has been depressed and Duke is now (likely) missing its best player, yet the opening total that we’re seeing on Friday morning is significantly higher than what we saw in the first meeting of the regular season.

North Carolina vs Duke Predictions

The first 11 games of the ACC Tournament at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte have seen an average of 132.8 points per game, and that includes a double overtime contest.

North Carolina has shot 41.2-percent from the floor in its first two games against Wake Forest and Notre Dame.

North Carolina vs Duke Prediction: Under 152.5

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