Rarely challenged in the ACC thus far and looking like far and away the league’s best team, Duke plays Wake Forest having lost at Winston-Salem each of the past two seasons.

Duke's longest stretch of success in a decade comes as Wake Forest is riding a rare streak of its own. Only one of the runs of success will be extended when the teams meet on Saturday in Winston-Salem,

With a big matchup ahead for No. 2 Duke against a punchy Wake Forest squad, the Blue Zone is here with an overview, key stat, X-Factor and three keys to a Blue Devil victory against the Demon Deacons.

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Scheyer and his cohorts have extended offers to two other 2026 five-stars thus far in St. John Bosco High School (Calif.) guard Brandon McCoy Jr. and Compass Prep (Ariz.) forward Miikka Muurinen.

Wake Forest plays the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils after Cameron Hildreth scored 20 points in Wake Forest's 67-66 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Power forward from Atlanta, rated No. 6 nationally by ESPN, picked UNC over Kentucky as Tar Heels add to class of 2025.

Duke suffered a drubbing at the hands of Tobacco Road rivals North Carolina on Friday in Cameron Indoor Stadium, falling 40-3. The Blue Devils suffered nine defeats in the ten matches, including two pins,

At the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., over the weekend, the 18-year-old consistent stock-riser fueled Highland's 61-57 win over No. 1-ranked Prolific Prep (Calif.). Ament totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, two steals, one block, and only one turnover across his 32 minutes on the floor.

Duke basketball has the nation's longest winning streak and is winning ACC games by an average of 23 points. Here's the Blue Devils' toughest opponent.

Here's a look at how the ACC's 18 men's basketball programs stand against each other, led by Duke, Louisville, Clemson and Wake Forest:

The cold weather moves into central North Carolina on Monday followed by possible snow on Tuesday. The North Carolina mountains will see snow Sunday along with very cold temps.