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2023 NCAA Basketball Handicapping Tar Heels vs. Notre Dame
- (16-11) North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-17)
- Date: Wednesday, February 22nd
- Time: 9:00 ET
- Venue: Purcell Pavilion, South Bend
- CBB Moneyline Odds: Tar Heels -250 | Fighting Irish +210
- NCAAB Betting ATS Odds: North Carolina -6 | Notre Dame +6 (Bet Now!)
- CBB Betting Total: O/U 148.0
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North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina heads into their matchup vs Notre Dame with a record of 16-11 while looking to shake a 2 game-losing streak. Out of 13 road games this season, North Carolina has a record of 4-9.
In 20 games as the favorites, North Carolina has gone 16-4 straight up. In today’s matchup, the Tar Heels have a betting line set at -6 points in their favor.
North Carolina currently has a record of 8-8 in Atlantic Coast action. In non-conference games, the team has a mark of 8-3.
Coming into the game, Caleb Love is the team leader in scoring, averaging 17.2 points per game. In addition to his scoring, Love is grabbing 3.5 rebounds and adding 2.9 assists.
North Carolina’s second-leading scorer is Armando Bacot, who has hit 56.3% of his field goal attempts and is averaging 17.3 points per game.
Tar Heels Offense
Offensively, the Tar Heels come into the game as an above-average unit, averaging 77.5 points per game, good for 45th in the NCAA. North Carolina’s offensive attack is heavily reliant on getting the ball inside, as 62.56% of their shots have come inside the arc.
So far, the team is ranked 134th in overall field goal percentage at 45.3%. When the Tar Heels have taken 3-point shots, they are hitting 36.2% of their looks.
In terms of pace, North Carolina is below the NCAA average in possessions per game, averaging just 69.0 per contest, placing them just 372nd in college basketball.
Currently, the team is one of the better rebounding teams in the country, at 39.8 rebounds per contest. This figure includes 10.7 offensive boards per game.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame heads into their matchup vs North Carolina with a record of 10-17 while looking to shake a 5-game losing streak. Currently, Notre Dame has been the home team 17 times, sitting with a record of 10-7.
After a season in which they went 6-6 as the betting underdog, Notre Dame will be underdogs for the first time this year. They are +6 point underdogs on the spread.
Notre Dame currently has a record of 2-14 in Atlantic Coast action. In non-conference games, the team has a mark of 8-3.
Coming into the game, Nate Laszewski is the team leader in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game. In addition to his scoring, Laszewski is grabbing 7.1 rebounds and adding 1.4 assists.
Notre Dame’s second-leading scorer is Dane Goodwin, who has hit 44.7% of his field goal attempts and is averaging 12.1 points per game.
Fighting Irish Key Stats
Notre Dame’s offense heads into today’s matchup averaging just 72.5, which places them 162nd in the NCAA. Notre Dame’s offensive attack is heavily reliant on getting the ball inside, as 57.05% of their shots have come inside the arc.
So far, the team is ranked 84th in overall field goal percentage at 46.2%. When the Fighting Irish have taken 3-point shots, they are hitting 38.0% of their looks.
In terms of pace, Notre Dame is below the NCAA average in possessions per game, averaging just 65.2 per contest, placing them just 603rd in college basketball.
Currently, Notre Dame’s 34.0 rebounds per contest is one of the lower figures in the NCAA. So far, the Fighting Irish are averaging 7.2 offensive boards per game.
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North Carolina vs. Notre Dame CBB Betting Trends
- First, North Carolina is 1-4 vs. the spread in their last 5 games. The Tar Heels are 1-4 straight up in these matchups.
- Second, North Carolina is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games on the road, going 5-5 SU.
- At this point, the Tar Heels are 1-2 SU in their last 3 games as the favorite. They are 1-2 vs. the spread in these contests.
- Also, Fighting Irish are 0-3 SU in their last 3 games as the underdog. They are 2-1 vs. the spread in these contests.
Free North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish CBB Betting Pick:
Free Spread Prediction: North Carolina Tar Heels -6
If you are eying this matchup between Notre Dame Fighting Irish and North Carolina Tar Heels as a candidate to place a bet, we have done the work for you, and our model recommends taking North Carolina to cover the spread as -6 favorites on the road.
Although both teams are going to look to get up shots from outside, we see North Carolina shooting well enough to keep the Fighting Irish at bay. Before tip-off, lock in a bet on the Tar Heels to win the game and cover the spread.
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