Jay Williams Predicts Winner of Louisville-Duke ACC Championship

After some late-game drama in both ACC semifinal matchups on Friday night, the Louisville Cardinals outlasted the Clemson Tigers to secure their first-ever ACC Championship Game appearance, while Duke survived a massive comeback from the North Carolina Tar Heels to advance, despite star freshman Cooper Flagg being out with a sprained ankle.

Now, on Saturday, Flagg has already been ruled out once again, and it will be Louisville and Duke squaring off for the right to secure an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, as well as capture the ACC tournament title.

Ahead of the matchup, "College GameDay" analyst and Duke legend Jay Williams predicted the winner of the title game. While he highlighted Louisville's backcourt of Chucky Hepburn and Terrence Edwards Jr. as the best in the ACC, he is still backing his alma mater, Duke, to defeat the Cardinals.

"I think Terrence Edwards and Chucky Hepburn have the best backcourt in the ACC," Williams said. But I think ultimately Duke's size and their length on the defensive end... and I think not having Reyne Smith on the court ultimately hurts Louisville from a floor spacing perspective. I got Duke winning this game."