Duke star Jeremy Roach predicts Blue Devils' victory over North Carolina on Saturday

The North Carolina Tar Heels got the better of Duke earlier this season, and the Blue Devils are out for revenge on Saturday.

Ahead of the highly-anticipated showdown, Duke star Jeremy Roach joined ESPN College GameDay, where he predicted a Blue Devils victory at Cameron Indoor on Saturday evening, in response to Tar Heels star Armando Bacot saying the ACC runs through him.

“I mean yeah, obviously yeah. You hear stuff like that, and he has the right to say that right now. But we’re not too worried about that,” Roach said, regarding Bacot’s comments. “We’ve got another game to play. They got round one, we’re going to get round two.”

Last month, the aforementioned Bacot went wild for 25 points and ten rebounds against the Blue Devils, as North Carolina was victorious in Chapel Hill. Now with the game shifting to Durham to close out the regular season, Duke will be looking for an all-important victory.

Jeremy Roach is a believer in his squad, and many think Duke will get the win on Saturday. We’ll see what the Blue Devils are able to do in the next chapter of the rivalry in Durham.

ESPN’s Jay Bilas ponders how Duke can slow down UNC’s Armando Bacot on Saturday

ESPN’s Jay Bilas is giving Duke the blueprint to slow down Armando Bacot ahead of the Blue Devils’ clash with the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Evidently, Bilas believes you have to get to Bacot early on the court if you’re going to stop him from wreaking havoc, as he explained while previewing the game.

“You really have to do your work early against Armando Bacot, because any time he’s out on the perimeter, they’re going to screen him back into the post, and they run these little on big cross-screens, to try to isolate him in the low post,” Bilas started, via SportsCenter. “I think you have to stay in front of him, stay on his left shoulder, so he can’t get to his right hand. He likes to spin baseline a lot, so you have to be aware of that. But you just have to stay between him and the basket, and make it a really tough shot. 

“Then you better put a body on him and Harrison Ingram, because they are outstanding offensive rebounders. Carolina’s got three guys who can knock in threes, led by RJ Davis. I think you really have to stay with those three point shooters, and make Carolina beat you with tough twos.”

Both North Carolina and Duke figure to be major players in the ACC and NCAA Tournament. We’ll see if the Blue Devils take Jay Bilas’ advice and are able to slow down Bacot on Saturday evening.