NCAA Men’s Basketball will have a riveting clash when the Duke Blue Devils take on the Pittsburgh Panthers. Duke has had a rough start to the season, even falling out of the AP Top 25. However, they are currently ranked 20th and will look to continue making their way up the boards.

The Blue Devils’ entire season has a major question mark over it after the women’s team suspended their season over COVID-19 concerns. There has been chatter about the men’s team facing the same, but for now, they are scheduled to return to action against the Panthers.

The Panthers are coached by Mike Krzyzewski‘s former assistant, John Capel. His team is 5-2 this season, with impressive wins over teams like the Northwestern Wildcats. However, can Capel coach his team to a win over his former mentor for the first time in his career?

NCAA Men’s Basketball: Will the Blue Devils improve to 2-0 in conference play?

The Pittsburgh Panthers just have an unfortunate set of circumstances going right now. While the team could have been very competitive, they will be without leading scorers Justin Champagnie and Au’diese Toney. Toney may return for the Duke game, but Champagnie will spend upwards of two months recovering.

While Coach K’s Blue Devils have struggled a bit this season, they seem to have found their groove back. Despite losing Jalen Johnson to injury, the Blue Devils look just as solid as they ever have. The bench coalesced in their last win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and will look to put the Panthers away.

Trending

Worried Coaches Denied Simone Biles’ Paris Olympics Appeal After Twisties Trauma

April 19, 2024 02:30 PM EDT

‘Thought Charlie Was the Real Deal’: Tiger Woods’s Son Taunted by Golf World as Rival Prodigy Steals the Show

April 19, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

“Jamie F**ked Up”- Fans React as Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson’s JRE Episode Is Deleted in Minutes

April 19, 2024 03:05 PM EDT

Silencing Nike Chaos, Sha’Carri Richardson’s Historic Move With Sprite Puts Her in 96-Year-Old Inner Circle for Olympics

April 18, 2024 10:20 PM EDT

“See It on Camera”: Cody Rhodes Reveals Roman Reigns’ Unscripted Three-Word Line During WrestleMania Match

April 19, 2024 12:09 PM EDT

Get instantly notified of the hottest stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

Duke will line up with Matthew Hurt, D.J. Steward, Patrick Tape, Jeremy Roach, and Jordan Goldwire. The Panthers will take the floor with Femi Odukale, Ithiel Horton, Xavier Johnson, Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, and Noah Collier.

With the depleted nature of the Panthers team, we have to slide Duke with our pick. Coach K has the team rolling despite missing Jalen Johnson, and they should be able to win this.