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2023 NCAA Basketball Handicapping Tar Heels vs. Syracuse
- (14-6) North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Syracuse Orange (13-7)
- Date: Tuesday, January 24th
- Time: 9:00 ET
- Venue: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse
- CBB Moneyline Odds: Tar Heels -167 | Orange +140
- NCAAB Betting ATS Odds: North Carolina -3.5 | Syracuse +3.5 (Bet Now!)
- CBB Betting Total: O/U 150.5
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North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina heads into their matchup vs Syracuse with a record of 14-6 and riding a 3 game win streak. Out of 9 road games this season, the Tar Heels have a record of 3-6.
In 16 games as the favorites, North Carolina has gone 14-2 straight up. In today’s matchup, the Tar Heels have a betting line set at -3.5 points in their favor.
North Carolina currently has a record of 6-3 in Atlantic Coast action. In non-conference games, the team has a mark of 8-3.
Coming into the game, Armando Bacot is the team leader in scoring, averaging 17.8 points per game. In addition to his scoring, Bacot is grabbing 11.5 rebounds and adding 1.7 assists.
North Carolina’s second-leading scorer is RJ Davis, who has hit 45.0% of his field goal attempts and is averaging 16.8 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.
Syracuse Orange
Hoping to build on their 13-7 overall record, Syracuse squares off with North Carolina. Currently, the Orange have been the home team 13 times, sitting with a record of 10-3.
After a year in which they went 4-10 as the betting underdog, the Orange will not be the favorite for the first time this season. They are +3.5 point underdogs on the spread.
Syracuse currently has a record of 6-3 in Atlantic Coast action. In non-conference games, the team has a mark of 7-4.
Coming into the game, Joseph Girard III is the team leader in scoring, averaging 17.4 points per game. In addition to his scoring, III is grabbing 2.8 rebounds and adding 3.2 assists.
Syracuse’s second-leading scorer is Judah Mintz, who has hit 43.4% of his field goal attempts and is averaging 14.8 points per game.
Orange Key Stats
Offensively, the Orange come into the game as an above-average unit, averaging 77.4 points per game, good for 48th in the NCAA. Syracuse’s offensive attack is heavily reliant on getting the ball inside, as 60.83% of their shots have come inside the arc. So far, the team is ranked 152nd in overall field goal percentage at 45.0%.
When the Orange have taken 3-point shots, they are hitting 37.7% of their looks.
In terms of pace, Syracuse is below the NCAA average in possessions per game, averaging just 67.9 per contest, placing them just 451st in college basketball. Currently, Syracuse’s 36.4 rebounds per contest is one of the lower figures in the NCAA. So far, the Orange are averaging 10.7 offensive boards per game.
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North Carolina vs. Syracuse CBB Betting Trends
- First, North Carolina is 3-2 vs. the spread in their last 5 games. The Tar Heels are 4-1 straight up in these matchups.
- Second, North Carolina is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games on the road, going 8-2 SU.
- At this point, the Tar Heels are 3-0 SU in their last 3 games as the favorite. They are 2-1 vs. the spread in these contests.
- Also, Orange are 1-2 SU in their last 3 games as the underdog. They are 3-0 vs. the spread in these contests.
Free North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Syracuse Orange CBB Betting Pick:
Free Spread Prediction: Syracuse Orange +3.5
A key to this matchup will be 3-point shooting. Coming into the game, both North Carolina and Syracuse are excellent 3-point shooting teams, averaging 8.27 and 9.09 made 3’s per game, respectively. In terms of the odds, we like the Syracuse Orange to cover as +3.5 point dogs.
Look for their defense to do a good enough job closing out on the Tar Heels’ outside shooters to make things difficult for North Carolina. At +3.5 we like the chances of Syracuse covering the spread as underdogs.
Free North Carolina vs Syracuse Betting Pick: Syracuse ATS
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