VIRGINIA +11.5 - This game means a lot more to the Cavaliers than it does to Duke, as the Blue Devils are obviously already assured of an NCAA Tournament bid. Duke has been in this situation before, and they have lost their first ACC Tournament game ATS each of the last 3 years. It would not be at all surprising if the Dukies would rather have some time off before the Big Dance than play 3 games in 3 days that they don?t even need. This simply has to affect their performance tonight. Conversely, Virginia will be giving it their all, as they were just 15-14 in the regular season, and need to run the table these 3 days to go to The Show. They have a little bit of momentum coming in, having upset Maryland in their season finale. They also managed to put up 93 points vs. Duke in the first meeting between these clubs this year, a 104-93 Duke win.
