The North Carolina Tar Heels will try to get past the rival Duke Blue Devils once again on Saturday as those ACC schools close out their regular-season slate in hoops odds action.
North Carolina knocked off Duke by a score of 74-66 as a 2-point home underdog on the college basketball betting lines when they met on February 20.
The Tar Heels, though, are just 3-7 SU and 5-5 ATS in their last 10 matchups against Duke. They are however riding a 9-1 ATS run against teams with winning records.
This season, the Blue Devils are 23-7 overall and 17-12-1 ATS, while the Tar Heels are 23-7 and 16-14 ATS. As for the totals, Duke boasts a 13-16-1 on the OU, and North Carolina is 14-16.
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Sportsbooks (including Sportsbook) had the Blue Devils installed as 8-point favorites in this particular matchup earlier in the day. Also, watch for the Sportsbook over-under value at Sportsbook.
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Blue Devils at No. 5 and the Tar Heels at No. 19 heading into this contest.
Last time out for North Carolina, they were a 63-61 Sportsbook as they battled Notre Dame at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 11.5-point favorite. The Tar Heels grabbed a 63-61 win over the Fighting Irish on Monday, behind a 14-point effort from James Michael McAdoo at Dean Smith Center.
In their last action, Duke was an 82-72 loser on the road against Wake Forest. They failed to cover the 12.5-point spread as favorites. The Blue Devils got 19 points from Jabari Parker, but it was Wake Forest that prevailed in an 82-72 final on Wednesday at Joel Coliseum.
How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Duke's No. 19-ranked scoring average of 79.33 PPG, against a Tar Heels defense rated No. 94 and allowing 67.9 PPG. The Blue Devils FG% has averaged 46.37% to date this season, more than the Tar Heels shooters have managed so far (46.09% per game).
A few Tar Heels at Blue Devils trends to consider:
North Carolina is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Duke is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Duke is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Duke's last 6 games
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
