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The 18th-ranked Duke Blue Devils (18-5) will try to move one step closer to the ACC lead when they host the eighth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (21-4) on Thursday as small home favorites.
The Tar Heels sit atop the conference with a 9-2 record, but the Blue Devils have won three in a row since they were upset by the North Carolina State Wolfpack to move to 6-4 in ACC play.
Point spread: The Blue Devils opened as 1.5-point favorites; the total is at 161.5, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.