Duke Basketball: Blue Devils will be fine after Boston College loss

DURHAM, NC - NOVEMBER 11: Cameron Crazies and fans of the Duke Blue Devils hold up signs following the game against the Utah Valley Wolverines at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 99-69 and the win gives Mike Krzyzewski his 1,000th victory as Duke's head coach and his 1,073rd overall (73 at Army). (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

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BLOOMINGTON, IN – NOVEMBER 29: Duke Blue Devils players react from the bench in the second half of a game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall on November 29, 2017 in Bloomington, Indiana. Duke won 91-81. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Upcoming schedule is pretty easy

After all the mayhem that comes from the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils losing their first ACC game, the best news for Duke is that they are going to have more than enough time to bounce back.

Six of Duke’s next eight opponents already have two losses on the season, and the two that do not were not expected to be as good as they have looked to start the season.

The Blue Devils’ next opponents, the Evansville Aces, have already lost this season to the New Mexico Lobos a team that, to be quite frank, is not very good. The Lobos blew out the Aces by 19 points; UNM already has four losses on the season, one of which was to Tennessee Tech.

After that, they get a tough one at home against the undefeated Florida State Seminoles, but then face three straight games against teams that have multiple losses on the season in the NC State Wolf Pack, Pitt Panthers, and Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

They then play Miami on the road in what should be a tough one, but follow that up with two more games against weak Pitt and Wake Forest teams before entering their toughest stretch of the season.

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Duke will bounce back from this loss to Boston College, and this favorable schedule should play a factor.

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