As Duke scores more than some NBA teams in its recent surge, the over gets a head start for this Tobacco Road matchup. Granted, the first meeting was a slow-paced 63-56 Blue Devils win back on January 25 at Winston-Salem, but the Duke surge is undeniable since. In nine February dates, the Blue Devils scored 92 ppg. While we know about Cooper Flagg, even Jon Scheyer's bench has continued to score in mop-up time, as shooters abound on this roster hitting 49% from the floor. Meanwhile, the Deacs haven't scored fewer than 72 points in their last nine, with bombardier G Cameron Hildreth (who scored better than 22 ppg in February) one of the ACC's hottest scorers. Play Wake Forest-Duke Over.

The first meeting was lower scoring at 63-56 but I think we're dealing with a much different game than where each team was on Jan. 25. Wake Forest is 5-5 over its last 10 after starting 15-4 while Duke remains one of the very best teams in the country. The loss of Tyrese Proctor and another setback for Maliq Brown on the injury front have changed Duke's dynamic defensively, and that's where Wake could fill up the score sheet as they chase a lead throughout the second half.

Want to ride the Duke wave while they still have home games. They are scoring 100 points with relative ease these days. Wake can play D but can't score. Blue Devils best rebounding team in ACC and Wake is 13th in rebounding margin yet Duke only had 20 points in paint in first game. That will change. Duke couldn't hit a 3 in first meeting but are in great form now. They average 87 ppg at home in ACC, are +21.6 and average home win in ACC is 24 points. Duke won 6 in a row - all by 18+ and 5 of them by 21+. Seem to enjoy running people of out gym. Look for that to happen again on Monday.