A road to a win? How to watch, stream Duke vs. Georgia Tech ACC basketball on Saturday
Duke basketball’s challenging first season with Jon Scheyer as head coach continues with yet another important road game on Saturday.
The Blue Devils, perfect in 10 games at Cameron Indoor Stadium this season, have not fared as well away from home, particularly in league play. They’ll enter Saturday’s 3 p.m. game at Georgia Tech having lost four of their five ACC road games.
The latest came last Monday when Virginia Tech, having lost seven consecutive games, toppled the Blue Devils, 78-75, in a back-and-forth game. Not only did Duke (14-6, 5-4 ACC) lose the game, it also lost 6-7 freshman forward Dariq Whitehead to an injury to his lower left leg.
While originally appearing to be an injury that could render him out for the season, the condition of Whitehead’s leg is less severe. He won’t play at Georgia Tech (8-12, 1-9 ACC) but is expected to return to the Blue Devils this season.
But that doesn’t help the Blue Devils as they need a win on Saturday to avoid falling back to the .500 mark in league play at the halfway point of their 20-game ACC slate.
“We just want to get to a place where we can be ourselves and be the team that we can be 100% of the time,” Duke graduate student center Ryan Young said. “Obviously, it’s important now and it’s really going to be important down the road, you know, towards the end of the season if we want to get to where we want to be. We got to be a consistent team that comes out and plays the way we know we can play wherever.”
Tipoff time + TV channel for Saturday’s game
The game will start at 3 p.m. on Saturday and air on ACC Network, which is available on major cable and satellite services such as Spectrum, Dish Network and DirecTV.
How to stream Duke vs. Georgia Tech game online
Are you a cord-cutter?
If your preferred method of watching games involves streaming, there are options for that, too.
ACC Network is available on Sling, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream and YouTubeTV streaming services. Or click here to view on the ESPN app.
Game day details: Duke vs. Georgia Tech
Teams: Duke Blue Devils vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta
Date: Saturday, Jan. 28
Time: 3 p.m.
TV: ACC Network
Odds: Duke opened as a 7-point favorite Friday with the the over-under total at 136.5 points.
Series history: Duke and Georgia Tech have met 100 times, with the Blue Devils holding a 76-24 advantage. Duke has won nine of the last 10 games with Georgia Tech, but lost its most-recent game at McCamish Pavilion when Georgia Tech won 81-77 in overtime on March 2, 2021.
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This story was originally published January 28, 2023 at 7:00 AM with the headline "A road to a win? How to watch, stream Duke vs. Georgia Tech ACC basketball on Saturday."