ACC Morning Linkfest 12/30 with Game Sim Predictions

Saturday was a seemingly a rare good day of basketball for ACC teams.  Virginia Tech was the only team to lose on Saturday and that was at BYU, normally a pretty tough place to play.  Of course, the Hokies barely showed up which won't help their cause when it comes time for postseason play.  UNC picked up their best win of the season beating a talented UNLV squad 79-73.  The Heels did so without Reggie Bullock who was sidelined with a mild concussion.  Duke had a bit of a scare from Santa Clara for 25 minutes before opening things up as well.

The annual narrative on Duke getting calls from the refs to help them win a game started once again during the Duke/Santa Clara game.  Former UNC point guard Kendall Marshall even tweeted the following during the game.

Refs takin control of this game per usual. smh

— Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) December 29, 2012

In the bonus with 14min to play. lol c'mon son #unreal

— Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) December 29, 2012

This prompted hundreds of people to retweet Marshall's original tweet and fan the fire of some sort of calculated referee bias to help Duke beat Santa Clara.  Let me ask you this, is it just those 3 refs that are helping Duke out?  Of course not, Marshall indicates that this has happened before.  Clearly a larger subset of the referees are looking out for Duke in these games.  What's in it for them?  Does this directive come from the NCAA?  Can you imagine the fallout if that came out?   Do you think the NCAA would risk such a thing?  Does it come from a television network?  Which one, because Duke seems to have these foul advantages on several?  Perhaps a higher being, the Lord in Heaven, has some favor on the Blue Devils?  How high does this scheme go? 

I'll leave it at that, but this idea is kind of jumping the shark in college basketball.  To think that the referees have some sort of bigger agenda is ridiculous.

Today, only Virginia is in action hosting Wofford.   Game Sim likes the Cavaliers by 19.  Wofford is ranked #115 by Pomeroy, meaning they aren't exactly a pushover.

Highlights, previews, and more below.

Game Sim Predictions

Wofford at Virginia - Virginia wins 69-50 Sim the game here

UNC/UNLV Highlights

Duke/Santa Clara Highlights

NC State/Western Michigan Highlights

Maryland/Delaware State Highlights

Boston College/Holy Cross Highlights

Team	Conf	Pct	Overall	Pct
Duke	0-0	1.000	12-0	1.000
Maryland	0-0	1.000	11-1	0.917
NC State	0-0	1.000	10-2	0.833
Georgia Tech	0-0	1.000	9-2	0.818
UNC	0-0	1.000	10-3	0.769
Virginia	0-0	1.000	9-3	0.750
Miami	0-0	1.000	8-3	0.727
Virginia Tech	0-0	1.000	9-4	0.692
FSU	0-0	1.000	8-4	0.667
Clemson	0-0	1.000	7-4	0.636
Boston College	0-0	1.000	7-5	0.583
Wake Forest	0-0	1.000	6-5	0.545

Injury Report
Dennis Clifford (BC)
sprained ankle
Ian Miller (FS)
bone bruise in foot
John Auslander (MD)
left tibia fracture, out for season
Reggie Johnson (MI)
injured thumb
Reggie Bullock (NC)
concussion
Jordan Vandenberg (ST)
Knee
Jontel Evans (VA)
reinjured surgically repaired foot
Marshall Wood (VT)
broken left foot

Links

• Georgia Tech basketball overwhelms Fordham
• Georgia Tech wraps up non-conference basketball schedule
• ACC Basketball: UNC 79, UNLV 73
• Freshmen propel Terps to 11-1
• With NBA scouts present, Len is off
• Leslie, Pack come alive to top Western Michigan
• Tar Heels celebrate win over No. 20 UNLV
• Boston College 70, Holy Cross 60
• Haws approaches the Jimmer-sphere with career day vs. Va. Tech
• Haws powers BYU past Virginia Tech
• Haws approaches the Jimmer-sphere with career day vs. Va. Tech
• UNC responds to challenge in win over UNLV
• Sense of satisfaction
• Observations: UNLV Running Rebels at UNC Tar Heels
• UNC hits on all cylinders, upends No. 20 UNLV
• CJ Leslie surges in second half for Wolfpack
• CJ Leslie’s maturity raises NC State
• How weak is this year's NCAA bubble heading into conference play?
• Looking forward to ACC conference play

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