The No. 15 North Carolina Tar Heels (5-2) and No. 8 Indiana Hoosiers (6-0) clash in a top-15 showdown Wednesday in Bloomington as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The opening tip at Assembly Hall will be at 9:15 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the North Carolina vs. Indiana odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
North Carolina arrives in Bloomington with a 2-game losing streak in tow. UNC lost to Iowa State Friday and Alabama on Sunday. Both games were part of the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland. Sunday’s gamer was a wild, 4-overtime contest, with the Tar Heels pushing as a 2-point favorite and losing 103-101. UNC was undone by 16 3-pointers in that game.
The Hoosiers last played on Friday, covering as a -27.5-point favorite against Jackson State. Indiana shot over 57% for a 4th time this season in winning' 90-51. For the season, IU’s 61.6% effective field-goal mark ranks 2nd in the country.