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North Carolina
Tar Heels
28 - 9
Duke
Blue Devils
32 - 6
April 02, 2022, 8:49 PM EDT
 | Caesars Superdome

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North Carolina
Tar Heels
28 - 9
Duke
Blue Devils
32 - 6
April 02, 2022, 8:49 PM EDT
 | Caesars Superdome

  • The Duke Blue Devils (32-6 SU, 20-15-3 ATS) and the North Carolina Tar Heels (28-9, 20-16-1) are 6-0 on the OVER in the last six games of this historic rivalry. Duke is the favorite as a Tar Heels vs Blue Devils prediction in what could be another high-scoring affair in New Orleans on Saturday night.

    Tar Heels vs Blue Devils Betting Preview

    Tar Heels vs Blue Devils Odds & Analysis

    Sportsbook Odds

    The Blue Devils opened as 3.5-point favorites before betting action as a popular Tar Heels vs Blue Devils prediction moved the line up to Duke -4. The total in this Final Four matchup has bumped up to 151 points since Sportsbook at 150.5 points. The OVER is 4-2 in North Carolina’s last six games played in April.

    Get the best Tar Heels vs Blue Devils odds and lines available from our recommended sportsbooks for your favorite picks of the night.

    • Best Spread
      -115
      -105
      UNC+4.5
      -4.5DUKE
    • Best Moneyline
      +185
      -215
      UNC
      DUKE
    • Best Total
      -115
      -105
      Over154
      154Under

    North Carolina Has Enjoyed ATS Edge Over Duke

    The Tar Heels jumped out to a 38-19 lead at halftime over the Saint Peter’s Peacocks on Sunday and never looked back, rolling to an easy 69-49 victory in the Elite Eight. Saint Peter’s had no answer for Armando Bacot, who scored 20 points and racked up 22 rebounds, including eight on offense.

    North Carolina is now 8-1 SU and ATS over its last nine games, including a perfect 4-0 SU and ATS run through the NCAA Tournament thus far.

    The last meeting between these two ACC rivals came in the final home game of Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching career, when North Carolina spoiled the occasion with a 94-81 upset win as an 11-point underdog. The Tar Heels are 6-4 SU and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games against the Blue Devils with four outright upsets over that stretch.

    Duke Has Emerged As The New NCAA Tournament Favorite

    The Blue Devils picked up another impressive NCAA Tournament win on Saturday in a 78-69 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks. AJ Griffin led the way with 18 points and Paolo Banchero wasn’t far behind with 16 points and seven rebounds. Duke is 3-0 SU and ATS over its last three games since going 0-5 ATS over its previous five.

    With only one No. 1 seed remaining in the tournament and an impressive showing en route to the Final Four, Duke is now the betting favorite to win this year’s NCAA Tournament at +140 to be crowned the champion.

    Bettors taking Duke as their Tar Heels vs Blue Devils prediction are hoping that Duke can avoid the fate of the last two March Madness favorites as the Gonzaga Bulldogs fell in the Sweet 16 and the Houston Cougars dropped in the Elite Eight.

    Tar Heels vs Blue Devils Pick & Insights

    Tar Heels: Keys To Cover

    North Carolina has opened up a double-digit lead before halftime three times through its first four games in this tournament. The Tar Heels don’t need an early lead to cash in as a Tar Heels vs Blue Devils prediction, but in a game that is sure to have plenty of momentum swings, doing so would give them a big edge.

    Blue Devils: Keys To Cover

    Duke has been consistently strong on offense, scoring at least 78 points in nine of its last 10 games. Keeping this consistency going with another strong game in the frontcourt should give Duke a strong chance at being the winning Tar Heels vs Blue Devils pick in this classic rivalry matchup.

    Odds Shark’s Computer Tar Heels vs Blue Devils Prediction: Blue Devils -4

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    Shark Bites
    • North Carolina is 4-0 SU in its last 4 as an underdog.
    • Duke is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games played in April.
    • The OVER is 8-2 in Duke’s last 10 games.

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Odds

Saturday, April 2 Sat Apr 2

Opening
Current
North Carolina
vsFinal
Duke
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
+3.5
-110
+150
o150.5
-110
-3.5
-110
-170
u150.5
-110
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Current
+4.5
-115
+185
o154
-115
-4.5
-105
-215
u154
-105
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

76.18
 Total Score
72.00
43.37
 Field Goal %
45.17
31.12
 Three Point %
33.47
74.15
 Free Throw %
76.74
39.48
 Total Rebounds
38.61
76.18
 Total Score
72.00
43.37
 Field Goal %
45.17
74.15
 Free Throw %
76.74
31.12
 Three Point %
33.47
22.79
 Three's Attempts
20.33
7.09
 Three's Made
6.81
11.18
 Offensive
11.97
28.30
 Defensive
26.64
39.48
 Total Rebounds
38.61
11.91
 Assists
14.53
16.79
 Fouls
15.25
10.76
 Turnovers
12.00
5.39
 Steals
5.67

Head To Head

UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
6-4
 Record
4-6
8-2
 ATS
2-8
6-4
 O/U
6-4
82.90
 Score
80.00
38.80
 Half Time Score
36.90
45.88%
 Field Goal Percentage
44.48%
40.30
 Rebounds
38.30
68/204
 3 Point Shots
73/243
6.70
 Steals
8.10
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
2-1
 Record
1-2
2-1
 ATS
1-2
3-0
 O/U
3-0
84.00
 Score
80.33
36.33
 Half Time Score
35.33
48.09%
 Field Goal Percentage
48.73%
33.00
 Rebounds
35.00
26/63
 3 Point Shots
21/65
4.67
 Steals
7.67
Mar 5/22 (1 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Away
Home
94
 Score
81
+11
 ATS
-11
153 o
 O/U
153 u
39
 Half Time Score
41
48.50%
 Field Goal Percentage
49.30%
37
 Rebounds
34
9/23
 3 Point Shots
7/19
7
 Steals
3
Feb 5/22 (2 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Home
Away
67
 Score
87
+3.5
 ATS
-3.5
152.5 o
 O/U
152.5 u
28
 Half Time Score
39
40.70%
 Field Goal Percentage
57.60%
24
 Rebounds
40
9/22
 3 Point Shots
9/19
5
 Steals
7
Mar 6/21 (3 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Home
Away
91
 Score
73
-3
 ATS
+3
150.5 o
 O/U
150.5 u
42
 Half Time Score
26
55.40%
 Field Goal Percentage
40.60%
38
 Rebounds
31
8/18
 3 Point Shots
5/27
2
 Steals
13
Feb 6/21 (4 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Away
Home
91
 Score
87
+2.5
 ATS
-2.5
146 o
 O/U
146 u
41
 Half Time Score
39
53.10%
 Field Goal Percentage
53.70%
38
 Rebounds
31
10/15
 3 Point Shots
11/25
10
 Steals
10
Mar 7/20 (5 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Away
Home
76
 Score
89
+10.5
 ATS
-10.5
155.5 o
 O/U
155.5 u
34
 Half Time Score
42
40.80%
 Field Goal Percentage
47.20%
38
 Rebounds
37
4/12
 3 Point Shots
10/21
4
 Steals
6
Feb 8/20 (6 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Home
Away
96
 Score
98
+7.5
 ATS
-7.5
148.5 o
 O/U
148.5 u
44
 Half Time Score
35
52.20%
 Field Goal Percentage
42.50%
51
 Rebounds
42
3/12
 3 Point Shots
4/18
8
 Steals
12
Mar 15/19 (7 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Home
Away
73
 Score
74
+4.5
 ATS
-4.5
164 o
 O/U
164 u
44
 Half Time Score
44
39.70%
 Field Goal Percentage
47.70%
44
 Rebounds
39
4/27
 3 Point Shots
5/20
5
 Steals
6
Mar 9/19 (8 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Home
Away
79
 Score
70
-4.5
 ATS
+4.5
166 o
 O/U
166 u
38
 Half Time Score
40
40.50%
 Field Goal Percentage
34.20%
48
 Rebounds
48
12/31
 3 Point Shots
8/32
5
 Steals
5
Feb 20/19 (9 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Away
Home
88
 Score
72
+10
 ATS
-10
166 o
 O/U
166 u
42
 Half Time Score
32
50.70%
 Field Goal Percentage
34.70%
46
 Rebounds
41
2/20
 3 Point Shots
8/39
10
 Steals
11
Mar 9/18 (10 of 10)
UNC
 Stat Type DUKE
Away
Home
74
 Score
69
+4
 ATS
-4
156 o
 O/U
156 u
36
 Half Time Score
31
39.40%
 Field Goal Percentage
40.70%
39
 Rebounds
40
7/24
 3 Point Shots
6/23
11
 Steals
8

Team Records

UNC
 Record DUKE
28-9
 All
32-6
15-2
 Home
15-3
8-3
 Away
9-2
5-4
 Neutral Site
8-1
23-4
 As Fav
30-6
5-5
 As Dog
1-0
20-16-1
 ATS
20-15-3
9-8
 ATS Home
8-7-3
6-4-1
 ATS Away
7-4
5-4
 ATS Neutral
5-4
21-16
 O/U
21-17
8-9
 O/U Home
9-9
8-3
 O/U Away
5-6
5-4
 O/U Neutral
7-2
UNC
 Record DUKE
16-6
 All
18-5
8-2
 Home
7-3
7-3
 Away
9-1
1-1
 Neutral Site
2-1
14-4
 As Fav
18-5
2-2
 As Dog
0-0
13-8-1
 ATS
11-12
6-4
 ATS Home
4-6
6-3-1
 ATS Away
7-3
0-0
 ATS Neutral
0-0
14-8
 O/U
13-10
7-3
 O/U Home
5-5
7-3
 O/U Away
5-5
0-0
 O/U Neutral
0-0
UNC
 Record DUKE
9-1
 All
8-2
2-0
 Home
0-1
2-0
 Away
2-0
5-1
 Neutral Site
6-1
6-1
 As Fav
7-2
3-0
 As Dog
0-0
8-2
 ATS
5-5
1-1
 ATS Home
0-1
2-0
 ATS Away
2-0
5-1
 ATS Neutral
3-4
5-5
 O/U
8-2
1-1
 O/U Home
1-0
2-0
 O/U Away
2-0
2-4
 O/U Neutral
5-2

Trends

  • North Carolina are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Carolina's last 6 games.
  • North Carolina are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games.
  • North Carolina are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games against Duke.
  • North Carolina are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.
  • North Carolina are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games played in April.
  • North Carolina are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Saturday.
  • North Carolina are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing as the underdog.
  • The total has gone OVER in 7 of North Carolina's last 9 games played on a Saturday when on the road.
  • The total has gone OVER in 8 of Duke's last 10 games.
  • Duke are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games.
  • The total has gone OVER in 6 of Duke's last 6 games against North Carolina.
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Duke's last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.
  • Duke are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games played in April.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Duke's last 5 games played on a Saturday.
  • Duke are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games when playing as the favourite.
  • Duke are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games played on a Saturday when playing at home.

Injuries

Name Position Inj Desc
No Injuries to Report
Name Position Inj Desc
Tyrese ProctorGInjured last game, is "?" , Leg
Jaden SchuttGIs out for season, Redshirt

Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS FG% FT% 3PTM
Mar 27, 2022STPET69-49W-8.5139W/U40.9861.906
Mar 25, 2022UCLA73-66W+2.5142W/U40.9175.0010
Mar 19, 2022BAY93-86W+5.5149W/O49.1270.2711
Mar 17, 2022MARQ95-63W-4153.50W/O45.9582.3513
Mar 11, 2022VTECH59-72L-3139.50L/U36.6785.713
Mar 10, 2022UVA63-43W-4130W/U38.4677.786
Mar 5, 2022DUKE94-81W+11153W/O48.5386.369
Feb 28, 2022CUSE88-79W-8.5157W/O40.8580.0014
Feb 26, 2022NCSU84-74W-4152W/O51.7991.305
Feb 21, 2022LOUIS70-63W-9.5144.50L/U49.0684.627
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Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS FG% FT% 3PTM
Mar 26, 2022ARK78-69W-4.5147.50W/U54.7288.894
Mar 24, 2022TTECH78-73WEv137.50W/O51.8588.247
Mar 20, 2022MSU85-76W-6.5146.50W/O57.1476.195
Mar 18, 2022CALFU78-61W-18.5145.50L/U51.72100.009
Mar 12, 2022VTECH67-82L-6136L/O48.9865.224
Mar 11, 2022MIAMI80-76W-9148.50L/O50.0077.275
Mar 10, 2022CUSE88-79W-15.5146.50L/O47.7672.2211
Mar 5, 2022UNC81-94L-11153L/O49.2875.007
Mar 1, 2022PITT86-56W-14.5138.50W/O59.2684.6211
Feb 26, 2022CUSE97-72W-7.5151.50W/O53.8570.5915
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