The North Carolina Tar Heels (16-11, 8-8 ACC) face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-17, 2-14) in South Bend Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the North Carolina vs. Notre Dame odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
This will be a rematch of an 81-64 home win for the Tar Heels as 12-point favorites on Jan. 7. Since then, both teams have struggled.
UNC is 5-6 since beating the Irish and is 1-5 in February. It has lost its last 2 games by 8 points each to Miami and N.C. State after defeating Clemson by 20 on Feb. 11.
Notre Dame is on a 5-game losing streak and is 2-9 since the loss to UNC. Despite the losses, the Irish have been keeping games close. Only 1 of the 5 losses in the current streak was by more then 6 points and despite their struggles, Notre Dame is 10-7 at home. UNC is 2-7 on the road.