After swearing to take only home teams for a week, I've already changed my tune. You see, I feel like I know the Duke vs. North Carolina basketball rivalry as well as any at this point in my life. Every year I circle the dates on my calendar, touting them as two of the best sports days in the year. I've also reached a fan standpoint with Duke where I'm able to logically reason what the outcome of a game could be, rather than just blindly assuming Duke will win.This all leads to my selection of three units on North Carolina -2 @ Duke tonight as one of my choices for the year. It's quite possible that some steam has built on my opinion after arguing about it for an hour last night over a gambling message board, but my reasoning stands true. Doesn’t Duke consistently struggle with more athletic teams. Who's guarding Tyler Hansborough? Now that Paulus is starting again, can he Ty Lawson out of the paint? Does UNC's publically questioned defense, which statistically isn't as bad as you'd think, even need to worry about a Duke offense that looks inferior over the last few weeks? Why does home field advantage even matter for Duke if UNC has won three in a row at Cameron? I think you can tell what my answer to all those questions would be. It won't stop me from rooting for the Blue Devils in this game, but we all know you bet with your head and cheer with your heart.
P.S. I've noticed my record on Wagerline's pick one game a night has been very successful. With that in mind, I'll be doing my best to just work with my favorite choice and nothing else for the coming days.
Record: 16-25 on units (15-22 on selections)
Bank: $147.51
Mr. T's basketball fund started with an imaginary $200 and each unit represents $5 of action for every game he picks.
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