Well-Rested Cardinals in Tough vs Surging Tar Heels

The North Carolina Tar Heels responded to their first three-game losing streak in four years by rattling off four straight wins ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Louisville.

Sportsbook opened the Tar Heels as 1-point road underdogs with a total of 156.

Shark Bites
  • The Tar Heels are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 road games.
  • The OVER is 7-2-1 in the Cardinals last 10 games.
  • The Cardinals are 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven games following a SU win.

North Carolina has beaten Duke, North Carolina State and Notre Dame in its last three heading into this one. The Tar Heels will play three of their last four regular-season games on the road beginning in Louisville. Junior guard Kenny Williams has drained 41.7 percent of his three-pointers this season and is averaging 15 points and shooting 56.4 percent from the field during the current winning streak.

The Cardinals had lost four of five before topping Georgia Tech on February 8 and hammering Pittsburgh 94-60 on Sunday before getting six days off. Louisville leading scorer Deng Adel is questionable after missing the last two games with an ankle injury.

UNDER bettors love seeing these teams get together. In the past four matchups between Louisville and North Carolina, the UNDER is a perfect 4-0.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

On the Sportsbook NCAA basketball betting line for this matchup, Louisville sat as 0-point over at Sportsbook. Also, check out the current over/under betting total for points scored, which often goes up first at online sportsbook Sportsbook

North Carolina Tar Heels vs Louisville Cardinals Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The 18-8 and 13-10-1 ATS Louisville Cardinals will face the 20-7 North Carolina Tar Heels, who own a 15-10-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Louisville Cardinals are 15-9 on the OVER/UNDER so far this season while the North Carolina Tar Heels are 14-11-1.

This college basketball game matches up the No. 149 (Louisville) and the No. 37 (North Carolina) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.

Statistical Matchup

In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Louisville's No. 58-rated squad against North Carolina's No. 1-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Louisville rates No. 129 in the country with 7.77 per game, while their foes tonight, the North Carolina Tar Heels rank No. 100 nationally with 8.15 per match.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

North Carolina got 21 points from Joel Berry II en route to a 83-66 victory over Notre Dame on Monday at Dean Smith Center.

Louisville cruised to victory on Sunday, running Pittsburgh out of the gym and running up a 94-60 score at Petersen Events Center.

Betting Trends
  • North Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
  • North Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Carolina's last 6 games
  • North Carolina is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
  • Louisville is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games
  • Louisville is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Louisville's last 7 games
  • Louisville is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

North Carolina at Syracuse, Wednesday, February 21st
Louisville at Duke, Wednesday, February 21st

The UNDER is 8-2 in Tar Heels last 10 road games.away The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings between the Tar Heels and Cardinals. Over is 7-2-1 in Cardinals last 10 overall.home
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