Virginia Basketball Faces Top-Ranked Duke at Cameron in ACC Showdown

virginia basketball travels to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 28, when No. 11 Virginia (25-3, 13-2 ACC) plays at No. 1 Duke (26-2, 14-1 ACC) in a noon ET tipoff that will be shown on and carried on Radio and the Virginia Sports Radio Network.

Virginia Basketball arrives on a nine-game streak

The Cavaliers come into Durham after a 90-61 victory over North Carolina State on Tuesday that extended their win streak to nine games and pushed their road mark to 8-1 this season. Virginia is 25-3 overall and 13-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Duke’s home run and what the numbers say

Top-ranked Duke has won five straight games and remains unbeaten at home at 13-0 after a 100-56 rout of Notre Dame on the same Tuesday. The Blue Devils are 26-2 overall and 14-1 in ACC play. DraftKings lists Duke as a 9. 5-point favorite for the matchup, with the over/under set at 141. 5.

Series history and projections for Saturday

Duke holds a commanding edge in the all-time series, leading 126-54 and holding a 55-10 advantage at Cameron. A computer projection model that simulated the game 10, 000 times is leaning Over on total points and indicates one side of the spread hits more than half of the simulated games.

Virginia’s recent form — the 90-61 win over N. C. State and a 25-3 record — sets a clear test against Duke’s dominant home play and 100-56 win over Notre Dame. The matchup pits Virginia’s nine-game run against Duke’s five-game streak in a game that could have consequences for the top of the ACC standings.

How to watch and what follows

The game is scheduled for Noon ET on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N. C., with television coverage on and radio coverage on Radio and the Virginia Sports Radio Network. The outcome will conclude the teams’ regular-season meeting this weekend and stand as the next confirmed event on both school schedules.