North Carolina Tar Heels versus Duke Blue Devils ESPN TV College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 6, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The North Carolina Tar Heels will square off with ACC conference rival the Duke Blue Devils in a college basketball game on Saturday night. They tip off this contest in Duke at 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the home team Duke Blue Devils opening up as a 12 point favorite with the over under coming in at 146 ½.

The early money from the college basketball bettors has come on the side of the Duke Blue Devils, as the home team is currently favored by 15 points. The total has seen the early movement towards the under, as the game is lined at 146 for the bettors to play into.

Those looking to back the home team Duke Blue Devils on the money line will receive –1500 odds with the road underdog North Carolina Tar Heels bringing back +1050 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points.

These ACC foes will be meeting for the second time during the regular season. It was Duke with the 64-54 victory over North Carolina back on February 10th as a 5-½ point road favorite. North Carolina shot poorly for the game hitting on just 34.5% of their shots. The Tar Heels also struggled from the charity stripe converting on just 9 of 16 in defeat.

Duke enters their final regular season game with a 25-5 straight up record and 12-3 versus ACC competition. The Blue Devils are playing for a possible number one seed in the NCAA Tournament so a win is necessary here to aid their chances. The team has won 8 of their past 9 games entering this match up with North Carolina. Duke is coming off a 79-72 road loss to Maryland on Wednesday night as a 1 point favorite. Duke struggled from the field in defeat hitting on just 39.4% of their shots while allowing Maryland to hit on 50%. Senior guard Jon Sheyer had 21 points against Maryland but it took a poor 7 of 21 shooting from the field to reach that point total.

There will be no at large bid into the NCAA Tournament this season for the North Carolina Tar Heels. The team sits at 16-14 straight up this season and 5-10 in ACC conference play. They have avoided a losing regular season altogether and may qualify for the NIT, CBI or College Insider Tournament at the end of the season. The Tar Heels are entering their final regular season game off a two game winning streak. This is the first time in ACC conference play the team has won two consecutive games. The Tar Heels are coming off a 69-62 home victory over Miami Florida on Tuesday as a 4-½ point favorite. Despite another poor shooting night the Tar Heels won the game by defending as they allowed just 34.8% shooting by the Hurricanes. Junior Will Graves is coming off a 16-point effort off the bench to lead the Tar Heels in scoring in their win over Miami.

Trend: North Carolina Tar Heels are 2-8 ATS as an underdog this season

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