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2014-15 Boston College Basketball: #2/#2 Duke Game Thread (4:00 PM, ACC RSN)

The Eagles travel to Durham, N.C. to take on the 2nd ranked Duke Blue Devils.

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Boston College Eagles (7-4, 0-0 ACC) vs. #2/#2 Duke Blue Devils (12-0, 0-0 ACC)

What: 2014-15 ACC Men's Basketball Season Opener
Time: 4:00 PM Eastern
Date: Saturday, January 3, 2015
Place: Durham, N.C.
Arena: Cameron Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 9,314

TV: ACC RSN (NESN in New England) / ESPN3
Announcers: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Mike Gminski (color)
Radio: WEEI 850 AM, bceagles.com
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel (play-by-play), Danya Abrams (color)
BC Basketball Twitter News Feed: @BCHoopsNews
Join the Conversation on Twitter: #BCvsDUKE #BCHoops

Line: Boston College +24

Last Time Out: The Eagles defeated UMass-Lowell, 70-47, to move to 7-4 on the year.

Series: Boston College and Duke have met 19 times. Duke leads the all-time series 17-2.
First Meeting: Duke 70, Boston College 64 (OT) (December 21, 1979)
Last Meeting: Duke 89, Boston College 68 (February 8, 2014)
Last Meeting at Cameron Indoor: Duke 89, Boston College 68 (February 24, 2013)

Last Five Meetings:

L - Duke 89, Boston College 68 (February 8, 2014)
L - Duke 89, Boston College 68 (February 24, 2013)
L - Duke 62, Boston College 61 (February 10, 2013)
L - Duke 75, Boston College 50 (February 19, 2012)
L - Duke 84, Boston College 68 (January 27, 2011)

Trends: The Eagles have lost eight straight vs. the Blue Devils and are 1-9 in its last 10. The Eagles have never won at Cameron Indoor Stadium (0-7). Duke has won 12-straight games to start the season; all by double digits (a program first).

Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below. Go Eagles!