The Week Ahead


It wasn't a very strong slate of games this past weekend, and not much of note happened.  Virginia did earn the best win of the weekend, holding on to a late lead and knocking off NC State by one on the road.  The other games went pretty much according to form.  So here's a look at what you can expect to see this week:


Tuesday:


Clemson at Virginia (7:00 p.m., ESPN2)
Virginia seems to be back to playing the kind of basketball they were playing before the Virginia Tech game.  Clemson has had an easy last couple games and will be tested on the road.  Expect a low-scoring affair.


North Carolina at Wake Forest (9:00 p.m., ESPNU)
Wake has not looked very competitive in their last couple games, and are in for a significant challenge here.  The point spread didn't look that big for UNC's win over Georgia Tech, but they dominated that game and could have won by 30 if they wanted to.  This one has the makings of a blowout.


Wednesday:


Georgia Tech at Florida State (7:00 p.m., FSN)
Florida State has been off a week and has a chance to keep their momentum going with a win against the Yellow Jackets.  I don't see them having any problem in winning this one by double digits.  Georgia Tech just is not good right now.


Maryland at Miami (8:00 p.m., ACC Network)
This could be the best game of the week.  Maryland has played pretty well at home, but has yet to win on the road in conference.  Miami took a long time to shake off Boston College but is playing better basketball.  Expect a lot of up and down in this one.


NC State at Boston College (8:00 p.m., ACC Network)
NC State needs to shake off the disappointment of the last week and come ready to play in this one.  Steve Donahue is getting his team to compete despite being extremely short on talent.  BC can sneak up and win this game, but only if NC State doesn't bring a strong effort.


Thursday:


Duke at Virginia Tech (7:00 p.m., ESPN)
Coach K was not happy with how Duke played down the stretch in their win against St. John's.  You can expect them to come out motivated in this one.  Virginia Tech has played very poorly in the first half in ACC play, and can't get behind by double digits in this one, or it will be over fast.