#589 - Duke-UNC Preview, Part 1: Jay Bilas Prepares Us For Battle!

There’s a big game coming up on Saturday evening. It’s that time. The biggest and best rivalry in college sports takes flight when the Duke Blue Devils head to Chapel Hill to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels . We welcome Jay Bilas to the show on Episode 589 for Part 1 of our preview of the big game! Jay Bilas provides some incredible insight in several areas of this game, first focusing on UNC. He discusses what has made them so successful this season and why they’re such a problem on defense. He talks about the All-American play of RJ Davis and how the UNC offense has operated using him a lot more than he was utilized last year. Bilas provides some excellent context to the big man matchups and who may end up guarding whom when the ball is tipped. If you haven’t watched UNC play this season, Jay really helps you understand what makes their engine go. After the break, we switch our conversation to how Duke is doing and what they need to bring to the table on Saturday to walk out of Chapel Hill with a win. Jay provides some valuable knowledge on what Duke has done right and whether players on the team that received some high expectations may actually be playing at an improved level this year. Of course, we end with Jay’s predictions and even a surprise guest towards the end of our time with him. Jason and Donald then react to Jay’s thoughts as we close out Part 1 of this preview. Look out tomorrow afternoon for Part 2 of our Duke-UNC preview, where we continue to further break down the matchups and discuss what Duke needs to do to win this huge battle for 1st place in the ACC. Make sure you’re following us! Head to our Linktree to get all our available social media and links to follow and subscribe to the show. Don’t forget, we have affiliate partnerships with Homefield Apparel (use the code DBRPODCAST to save 15% off your first order) as well as Fanatics . Homefield Apparel is dropping some new Duke gear on Friday morning , and the collection is absolute fire. Save some cash by hitting those affiliate links and it helps support the show as well. And stay tuned...we will soon have a YouTube channel where you can listen to the show and, down the road, perhaps see some video content! Also, follow us on Twitter ⁠@DukeRoundup⁠ ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices