The North Carolina Tar Heels (3-1) and the Duke Blue Devils (4-0) meet Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C., for the ACC opener for both sides. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds around the North Carolina vs. Duke odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
North Carolina was embarrassed last week against visiting James Madison, as the Dukes dropped 53 on it — in the 1st half! JMU left Chapel Hill with $500K from the Tar Heels and a 70-50 victory. UNC was favored by 10.5 points as the Over (48) was nearly tripled up.
The Tar Heels offense has scored 38 or more points in 3 straight games, but UNC is 0-3 against the spread (ATS) in the past 3 outings and 0-3-1 ATS in 4 games to date. The Over and Under have alternated in each of the 4 contests.
Duke has won all 4 games to date, scoring 26 or more points in each outing. The Blue Devils have covered 2 of the past 3 outings, while the Over is 2-0-1 in the 3-game span.