ACC best bets: Saturday, January 18th

As we roll through mid-January, the pecking order in the ACC is beginning to come into focus. At the top, Duke has solidified itself as the clear-cut favorite while Clemson, Louisville, and North Carolina have recently begun to make good on preseason expectations.

Across the rest of the league, mediocrity reigns supreme. The Virginia Cavaliers dropped a heartbreaker to SMU on Thursday, Pittsburgh’s recent descent continued with a loss and postgame skirmish at Florida State, and Miami continued its complete freefall.

With another weekend of conference play on tap, I’m back with nine more ACC “best bets.” Unfortunately, I got a little too cocky last week, and I paid the price with a lackluster…