North Carolina begins its defense of the NCAA championship as a No. 2 seed in a Round of 64 clash with Lipscomb on Friday. Is another UNDER in store tonight? UNC has cashed UNDER bets in four of its past five tilts.
Sportsbook opened the Tar Heels as 19.5-point faves with a total of 160.
- The total has gone OVER in four of Lipscomb’s last five games in March.
- North Carolina is 8-1 SU and 7-2 ATS in its last nine games as favorite.
- Lipscomb is 4-1 ATS in its last five games as an underdog of 20.0 or less.
The Tar Heels are coming off a 71-63 setback to Virginia in the ACC tournament championship game on Saturday but have their sights set on a much more important goal: a seventh NCAA Tournament championship. North Carolina sits 10th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.52 and is second nationally with a plus-10 rebounding margin.
On the flip side, Lipscomb is 59th in the nation with a plus-3.8 rebounding margin and 190th in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.05. The Bisons are making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament thanks to a 108-96 victory at Florida Gulf Coast on March 4 after watching a 32-point second-half lead get trimmed to five.
The Sportsbook of this game moves on to face Texas A&M or Providence in Sunday’s second round.
Lipscomb Bisons vs North Carolina Tar Heels Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
This college basketball season, the North Carolina Tar Heels are 25-10 overall and 19-14-1 ATS, while the Lipscomb Bisons are 23-9 and 9-8 ATS. As for the betting totals, North Carolina boasts a 18-15-1 mark on the OU, and Lipscomb is 9-8.
The Tar Heels-Bisons odds would favor the Tar Heels if the lines were set according to our power ranks. North Carolina is rated No. 37 in the current OddsShark poll, while Lipscomb is at No. 234.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Garrison Mathews went off for 33 points and added 9 rebounds for good measure, leading Lipscomb to a 108-96 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday at Alico Arena.
Luke Maye scored 20 points in a futile effort to lead the Tar Heels to a win (they lost 71-63 to Virginia at Barclays Center on Saturday).
