Duke football outsmarts North Carolina with some fourth-quarter trickery and earns a road win over its detested foe

Preview the Nov. 22 matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Duke retained the Victory Bell and achieved bowl game eligibility via a 32-25 hard fought victory over North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Duke was committed to running the football for the entire game with Nate Sheppard leading the way with 90 yards on 22 carries followed by Anderson Castle with 49 yards and three touchdowns

With bowl eligibility on the line, Duke weathered a second-half storm to defeat North Carolina in Kenan Memorial Stadium for the first time since 2017. Head coach Manny Diaz’s squad totaled 177 yards on the ground and went 5-for-6 on fourth downs to secure the shootout win.

The Victory Bell goes to Duke as Saturday ended in a tight battle with the scoreboard reading 32-25. North Carolina celebrated its Senior Da

The Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels meet Saturday at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

In his first year as head coach at North Carolina, Belichick didn't beat Duke, and he hasn't won enough. His program has a lot of work to do, and after back-to-back losing seasons to end his tenure as head coach of the Patriots, Belichick now has three straight losing seasons on his record.

The North Carolina Tar Heels were officially eliminated from bowl eligibility after falling to the Duke Blue Devils 32-25 on Saturday. It was the offense's best performance of the season, but in the end, costly penalties and multiple sacks taken in the final minutes of the game cost the Tar Heels.

Duke game, here's a look at Bill Belichick's introductory news conference, where he claimed his first words were, "Beat Duke."

Anderson Castle punched in the go-ahead 1-yard touchdown with 2:18 left set up by an audacious fake field-goal call and Duke followed with a late stop to hold off rival North Carolina 32-25.