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California vs Duke 2010 NCAA Bracket Picks: One of the most intriguing matchups in this afternoon’s slate of 2010 NCAA Bracket Picks, takes us to Jacksonville, Florida’s Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, the sight for this Midwest Region second round matchup between No.8 California Golden Bears [+6] taking on the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils [-6]. The opening tipoff for this exciting game is set for 5:15 PM ET (4:15 PM CT) and the OVER/UNDER is set for 143½ points scored.  The Golden Bears will be trying to end Duke’s hopes of a National Championship with an upset victory. As the PAC-10 player of the year Cal’s Jerome Randle described it, the Blue and Gold respect what coach Mike Krzyzewski has been able to do at Duke, but won’t be intimidated by any of it.
“The challenge is you just have to go out there and put it all on the line,” Randle said of facing a team with 10 Final Fours and three national titles under coach K. “They obviously have a decent scout of us, as well as we do of them. But, I mean, they don’t really know what we’re really capable of. The same as we don’t really know what they’re capable of until we both step on the floor.” For the Blue Devils, being the haunted ones is nothing new. The legendary coach of Duke always seems to find a way for his players to buy into his system and remain competitive year in and year out, despite the ever-changing personnel. “I think it’s a learned experience because you don’t have the same players all the time,” Krzyzewski said. “With this year’s team, since we have some veteran players, it’s helped the younger players understand it more, and therefore we’ve done better,” the coach added. “But when we only had freshmen and sophomores a couple years ago, they don’t understand that sometimes the team they saw on tape turned out to be a different team.” Bet on California vs Duke 2010 NCAA Bracket Picks at internet sportsbook SBG Global and receive up to 295% in Cash Bonuses and start winning today!
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