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After a lengthy pregame ceremony involving dozens of former Duke stars and the current team, an actual basketball game will begin. North Carolina comes in playing not only with house money -- double-digit underdogs removed from all the pomp and circumstance -- but with a revenge angle after getting rolled by the Blue Devils in Chapel Hill earlier this year. This is the best rivalry in college basketball and it's frequently delivered the unexpected, so I like the Tar Heels to keep it close and competitive throughout.
To hell with the narrative! Sure, it's Coach K's final home game at Duke and all the Duke players you've hated for 30 years will be there, but while they're likely to win, this spread is far too large. The Tar Heels will shoot well enough to keep this one respectable.