ACC Morning Linkfest 2/19 with Game Sim Predictions

After a day off from ACC basketball, we're back at it tonight with 4 ACC games.  Of course, 3 are at the same timeslot which I never quite understood.  I know TV plays a big deal in all of this but, how about spread out your games to maximize your exposure?  Its a pet peeve of mine, of course few people watch as much ACC basketball as I do anyway.  I'll let it go and instead look at tonight's matchups.

The marquee game of the night has Virginia travelling to Coral Gables to take on #2 Miami.  The Hurricanes somehow managed to win at Clemson, so it would seem unlikely that they would take UVA lightly.  Of course, if Miami isn't able to hit open jumpshots they become a much less dangerous team.  Trend or anomaly?  We should get a good idea tonight.  The thing about Virginia's recent play is that the Cavaliers have been scoring in bunches.  This isn't a Tony Bennett team that is constantly on a Quest for 50 like recent years.  One really interesting matchup to watch is Virginia's Jontel Evans guarding Miami's Shane Larkin.  Evans is quick enough to keep up with Larkin and Evans is the stronger of the two.  It's long been said that the way to beat someone is to cut the head off, curious to see if Evans can do that for the Virginia tonight.

NC State hosts FSU in the 7 o'clock game and the Wolfpack should win this one.  Good offfense for the Pack and bad defense for FSU should make it tough for an FSU upset.

Maryland goes to BC in what should be a good game.  The Terps are coming off their win over Duke, so Turgeon will have his hands full in getting his team up for this game.  Pe'Shon Howard will be back for Maryland, although maybe they don't exactly need him?

UNC travels to Georgia Tech as the Heels are playing some of their best offensive basketball of the season.  What will happen to UNC when a team like Georgia Tech makes it an ugly game?  Can UNC win ugly with this small lineup?  Georgia Tech likes to play 2 bigs, it will be curious to see if Bullock/Hairston can guard Holsey/Carter and vice versa.

Check out game sim predictions, previews, links and more below.

Game Sim Predictions

FSU at NC State - NC State wins 71-64 Sim the game here

Maryland at Boston College - Boston College wins 65-63 Sim the game here

UNC at Georgia Tech - UNC wins 69-66 Sim the game here

Virginia at Miami - Miami wins 63-57 Sim the game here

Team	Conf	Pct	Overall	Pct
Miami	12-0	1.000	21-3	0.875
Duke	9-3	0.750	22-3	0.880
Virginia	8-4	0.667	18-7	0.720
NC State	7-5	0.583	18-7	0.720
UNC	7-5	0.583	17-8	0.680
Maryland	6-6	0.500	18-7	0.720
FSU	6-6	0.500	14-11	0.560
Clemson	5-8	0.385	13-12	0.520
Georgia Tech	4-8	0.333	14-10	0.583
Wake Forest	4-9	0.308	11-14	0.440
Boston College	3-9	0.250	11-14	0.440
Virginia Tech	2-10	0.167	11-14	0.440

Injury Report
Ryan Kelly (DU)
reinjured right foot
Terrance Shannon (FS)
Jason Morris (GT)
plantar fasciitis - Feb return
John Auslander (MD)
left tibia fracture - out for season
Joel James (NC)
concussion

Links

• Former NC State basketball coach Lowe arrested on tax charges
• UNC forward Joel James out against Georgia Tech
• A Bad Call from a Good Guy
• Whom does Joe Harris most resemble?
• Cavs prepare for tough test at No. 2 Miami
• Bennett talks Miami
• Terps’ Allen comes up big
• Larranaga, Miami move to No. 2 in AP poll
• Virginia hasn’t been itself lately
• Terps hit ‘rock bottom’ before rebounding against Duke
• Pe’Shon Howard reinstated for Terps’ game at Boston College
• Tech braced for UNC ‘arsenal’
• N.C. judge keeps ACC-Maryland lawsuit alive
• Miami fires back at NCAA investigation
• University of Miami goes on offensive with NCAA
• NCAA: Only 20 percent of tainted info will be tossed out of UM investigation, process will move on
• UVa’s NCAA Dreams Took Early Hit
• Eagles’ Eddie Odio makes baskets count
• Virginia's loss at UNC still not sitting well
• ACC Tempo-Free Stats: The Home Stretch

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