GAME: #637 North Carolina vs #638 Syracuse
TIME: 3/11/2020 – 9:30p EST
SPREAD: North Carolina -2.5
TOTAL: 148.5
SPORTSBOOK: 5Dimes Sportsbook
The North Carolina Tar Heels (14-18, 7-14) will be facing the #6 seed Syracuse Orange (17-14, 10-10) in the Second Round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina on Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST. The Tar Heels beat Virginia Tech Tuesday by a score of 78-56 while Syracuse lost at Miami on March 7th by a score of 65-69 in overtime. The only regular-season meeting came on Feb. 29, when the Tar Heels outshot Syracuse from the field 51% to 44% and made 5 more threes en route to a 92-79 victory.
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS
The North Carolina Tar Heels are averaging 72 points on 42% field goal shooting adding 5.6 threes and 11.9 offensive rebounds while committing 12.8 turnovers per game on the offensive end. The Tar Heels are allowing 72 points per game on 42% field-goal shooting while forcing 11.6 turnovers and adding 6.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game on the defensive end. North Carolina is led by Cole Anthony is averaging 19.1 points, for assists, and 1.4 steals per game.
SYRACUSE ORANGE
The Syracuse Orange is averaging 74 points on 43% field goal shooting adding 8.1 threes and 8.4 offensive rebounds while committing 11.5 turnovers per game on the offensive end. Syracuse is allowing 69 points per game on 40% field-goal shooting while forcing 13.8 turnovers and adding 6 steals and 2.8 blocks per game on the defensive end. Syracuse is led by Elijah Hughes who’s averaging 18.8 points, 3.5 assists, and 4.9 rebounds per game.
NORTH CAROLINA vs SYRACUSE PREDICTION
The Tar Heels are playing good basketball right now as they have their eyes set on the NCAA tournament however the only chance they can make it there is if they win the ACC tournament. UNC looked like they were ready to win the ACC tournament in Tuesday’s performance and that momentum will carry over into today’s game. North Carolina is 14-8 when scoring at least 65 and UNC is ranked 1st among ACC teams with an offensive rebound percentage of 35.3%. Syracuse is a tough team that can score a lot of points however their defense is minimal. North Carolina is the better team with the better players on the roster. Look for this to be a close game but UNC should be able to pull off the win and cover the spread and keep their NCAA Tourney hopes alive.
TRENDS(from covers.com)
NORTH CAROLINA
- Under is 4-0 in Tar Heels last 4 neutral site games as a favorite.
- Over is 4-1 in Tar Heels last 5 overall.
SYRACUSE
- Over is 5-0-1 in Orange’s last 6 games following aN ATS loss.
- Over is 8-0 in Orange last 8 neutral site games.
- Orange are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games.
SPORTS BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Picks: UNC -2.5 / Over 148.5
Fade the Public: Syracuse +2.5 / no data
Sharp Action: no data / no data
North Carolina vs Syracuse Prediction & Analysis – College Basketball