When NC State has the ball, its the Yellow Jacket pass defense -- holding foes to a 58.7% completion rate -- going against a Wolfpack possession passing game which is usually a strength. For both sides, the Duke Blue Devils stand out as a good foe to gain some intel on this matchup. GTU beat DU 28-17; NCSU lost to Duke 45-33.

No. 8 Georgia Tech is a front-runner in the race for spots in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

In a college sports ecosystem where football is the dominant revenue driver, basketball continues to matter, nowhere more than Tobacco Road