Duke and Boston College are playing live on ESPN on Saturday night in an ACC college basketball game and the Blue Devils will be streaming against the Eagles from Silvio O. Conte Forum at 6 pm and it will be online from the WatchESPN website and the team comes in ranked at number 11 on the season in the AP Top 25 and they face an upcoming game against rival North Carolina.
The team is fourth in ACC and they have a 7-3 record in the conference this season and are 18-5 overall and Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood have been great this season and they are looking to win a second straight game after losing to number two Syracuse on the road. The team has won six of the last seven games and lost only the matchup against the Orange and they will get a chance at revenge on the number one team at Cameron Indoor coming up and the team also has two games against North Carolina left on the schedule. The team finishes against the Tar Heels and the team has three of the next four on the road, including Boston College and UNC.
The team comes in averaging over 80 points per game and they are shooting 47 percent from the field and are ranked in the top half of the nation in shooting percentage. The team is in the top 20 in scoring and are allowing 67 points per game and Parker is averaging nearly 20 points per game as a rookie. The team has tough matchups coming up against Maryland, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech and they will also have to visit Wake Forest later in the season.
Boston College comes in at 6-16 on the season and 13th in the ACC and this is a game Duke needs to win, as the Eagles are averaging under 70 points per game on offense and they next will play on the road against Georgia Tech and they next play against Georgia Tech. The team has a matchup with Pitt looming and a game against number one Syracuse on the road at the Carrier Dome and they finish with two of three on the road, including Wake Forest, Florida State and NC State and Duke is coming into the matchup as a heavy favorite.
Check here for the Duke and Boston College live coverage from ESPN.
