Duke Basketball: Blue Devils Will Cruise to Regular Season ACC Title

Duke's massive win over North Carolina last week will propel the team to the regular-season ACC title now that it is a confident group that believes it can contend for a national championship.

It's really amazing what a single win can do for a team, but the last-second win over the rival Tar Heels in Chapel Hill thanks to a buzzer-beater by freshman Austin Rivers will really give the Blue Devils an emotional lift.

After their huge win against UNC, the Blue Devils did not have a letdown when they traveled to Maryland and destroyed the Terrapins 73-55. 

The Blue Devils just have two more games that could be potential losses: the second match against North Carolina at home and a matchup against the Florida State Seminoles, who beat them back in mid-January.

The game with North Carolina will be intense, as always, but at Cameron Indoor Stadium the Blue Devils will be motivated by their rabid fans to beat the Tar Heels for a second time this season.

The Florida State game is a really interesting matchup, because the Seminoles already beat the Blue Devils, so they will be confident going in, but they also will want another huge win for their NCAA tournament resume.

However, I cannot see the Blue Devils losing to the Seminoles for a second time when each win toward the ACC regular-season title will be huge.

The Blue Devils will cruise to the ACC regular-season title, and their success in February will help them tremendously during March Madness.