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College GameDay crew gives picks for Duke-North Carolina rematch
By Sydney Hunte
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“College GameDay” is in Chapel Hill as North Carolina and Duke reignite their bitter rivalry in the regular season finale for both teams.
The Blue Devils, ranked No. 2 and winners of their last 7, will look to sweep the season series for the second time in 3 seasons as they look to eventually nail down a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, the Tar Heels, in the midst of a disappointing season by their standards, have suddenly won their last 6 as they look to avoid missing the 68-team field for the second time in three years.
Ahead of the 6:30 p.m. ET tipoff, the GameDay cast — apart from Jay Bilas, who’s calling the game on ESPN with Dan Shulman — made their selections.
“I just still think this is a Duke team that’s one of the best Duke teams I’ve seen in a long time. I think Duke wins. That’s nothing new for me in this building,” Jay Williams said to a chorus of boos from UNC fans gathered in the Dean Smith Center.
“It’s the Duke defense that will be the difference in this game,” Seth Greenberg concurred.
A win by Duke earns it the ACC regular-season championship and the top seed in the conference tournament.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
