FSU basketball head coach Leonard Hamilton will make one last trip to Durham, North Carolina, hoping to shock the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils (25-3, 16-1 ACC) one final time as massive underdogs on Saturday night. FSU (16-12, 7-10 ACC) will be +23.5 on the betting line, with the over/under points total at 148.5, according to FanDuel.
Those odds imply an 86-63 win for the Blue Devils. Those odds likely include FSU not having one of its best players in the lineup, Malique Ewin, who hurt his foot midway through the North Carolina game in FSU's last outing.
If Ewin plays, he'll likely be limited a great deal, which is still a killer for an FSU team that would need to be a full strength for a legitimate shot to pull off the upset.
However, FSU and Leonard Hamilton are not strangers to shocking the fans at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium. Who could forget Michael Snaer's buzzer beater in 2012?
Michael Snaer’s Buzzer Beater at Duke in 2012!
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Ironically, that's the last time FSU has beaten Duke on its home floor, and the Blue Devils haven't lost at home all season (15-0). Duke is led offensively by freshman Cooper Flagg at 19.4 ppg. He also leads them in rebounds (7.6), assists (4.1), and steals (1.5).
Duke isn't a particularly deep team, but they are efficiently offensively, shooting 49 percent overall, and 39 percent from the three-point line. They also shoot 78% from the charity stripe.
Duke only averages 9.5 turnovers and rebounds the ball well. FSU will have to hope for an off night shooting from long-range from the Blue-Devils and somehow getting the freshman into foul trouble and off of the court.
FSU has been solid at attacking inside the paint offensively, in large part to Ewin. They can't settle for jump shots or forced three-pointers, or they will get blown out. The tip is at 7 p.m. ET and will air on the ACC Network.