The No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels (24-6) and the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils (24-6) square off in an ACC match on Saturday. The Blue Devils defeated NC State 79-64 on Monday. On Tuesday, however, the Tar Heels crushed Notre Dame, 84–51. On February 3, UNC defeated Duke 93-84 at Chapel Hill, covering as a 4.5-point favorite. If UNC wins, the Tar Heels will have won the ACC regular-season championship outright; if Duke wins, they will have shared the championship.
The game will kick off at Cameron Indoor Stadium at 6:30 p.m. ET. According to SportsLine consensus, the Blue Devils are 5-point favorites over Duke, and the total points scored has an over/under of 150. Check out the reliable SportsLine Projection Model’s college basketball predictions and betting tips before making any Duke vs. North Carolina selections.
Ten thousand simulations of each Division I college basketball game are run by the model. With a 141-100 record on all top-rated college basketball selections going back to the previous season, it comes into Week 18 of the 2023–24 campaign having returned more than $1,700 for $100 players. This season, it is also up to a scorching 26-17 start on top-rated spread selections. Big returns have been observed by those that follow.
The model has now locked in its predictions and choices for the UNC vs. Duke match. Visit SportsLine right now to see the model’s selections. The following are the betting lines and college basketball odds for Duke vs. UNC:
•North Carolina vs. Duke over/under: 150 points; North Carolina vs. Duke spread: Blue Devils -5
•Money line for North Carolina vs. Duke: Tar Heels +187, Blue Devils -232
•DUKE: 18-11 ATS this season;
• UNC: Have hit the Under in 10 of their past 13 road games;
• SportsLine has the choices for North Carolina vs. Duke.
The reasons North Carolina is able to
Throughout the whole season, senior guard RJ Davis has been the most reliable player for the Tar Heels. Davis can score at all three levels of the game because to his exceptional speed. With 3.5 assists per game, the New York native is 10th in the US in scoring (21.5). Davis finished with 22 points, four rebounds, and six assists in his most recent game.
Armando Bacot, a senior forward, is strong down low. Bacot paints with a delicate touch and does a fantastic job of making modest clearances. He averages 14 points per game and leads the club in rebounds (10.2). Bacot finished the game against Duke on February 3 with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists.
Why Duke is able to
Floor-spacing guard Jared McCain, a freshman, can score from spot-up shooting or off the dribble. The native of California averages 13.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 40% shooting from three-point range. McCain finished the previous game with 16 points and 5 rebounds. In the previous four games, he has scored at least fifteen.
Mark Mitchell, a sophomore forward, provides Duke a formidable frontcourt. Mitchell has the build to be useful around the rim and a fast first step. Each game, the Kansas native scores 12.4 points and pulls down 6.2 rebounds. Mitchell scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds on February 28 against Louisville.
How to choose teams for Duke vs. UNC
SportsLine’s model, which projects 149 combined points, is leaning under. Additionally, it states that in more than 50% of simulations, one side of the spread hits.
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