The North Carolina Tar Heels (19-5, 11-2 ACC) and Syracuse Orange (15-9, 6-7) meet Tuesday at the JMA Wireless Dome. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the North Carolina vs. Syracuse odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Tar Heels suffered an 80-76 setback at home against Clemson Tuesday. UNC rebounded with a 75-72 win at Miami, but it failed to cover for the 2nd straight game and 3rd time in 4 outings. The Under has cashed in 9 of the past 12 games.
The Orange were on the short end of a 77-68 score at home against Clemson Saturday. Syracuse has dropped 3 of the past 4 games while going 0-4 against the spread (ATS) and 1-6 ATS in the past 7 outings.
These teams met Jan. 13, with UNC annihilating Syracuse 103-67 to easily cover as an 11.5-point favorite as the Over (157.5) connected. The Tar Heels have won 3 in a row in this series while going 8-2 straight up (SU) across the past 10 meetings. The home team has covered the previous 6 times these teams have met.