"The Duke Blue Devils (18-6) bring a 15-game win streak into a home matchup with the North Carolina Tar Heels (21-5), winners of eight straight. In their last outing, Duke earned a 95-36 victory versus SMU. The Blue Devils were led by Toby Fournier's 26 points, six rebounds and three blocks and Arianna Roberson's 22 points, 16 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. North Carolina is coming into this game having beat SMU 94-42 in their last outing. Lanie Grant led the team with 15 points."
"Duke is outscoring opponents by 17.6 points per game with a +423 scoring differential overall. It puts up 75.9 points per game (43rd in college basketball) and allows 58.3 per outing (44th in college basketball). Fournier's team-leading 18.0 points per game ranks 50th in the nation. North Carolina has a +490 scoring differential, topping opponents by 18.8 points per game."
Duke enters the matchup 18-6 with a 15-game win streak and is outscoring opponents by 17.6 points per game with a +423 scoring differential, averaging 75.9 points while allowing 58.3. North Carolina is 21-5 with an eight-game streak and a +490 differential, averaging 76.1 points and allowing 57.3. Toby Fournier leads Duke with 18.0 points per game, while Nyla Harris averages 11.2 for North Carolina. Both teams posted dominant wins over SMU in their last outings. The projected score is Duke 71, North Carolina 63.
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