North Carolina Tar Heels (24-6) vs. Duke Blue Devils (24-6)
March 9, 2024 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Duke Blue Devils -5.5; Over/Under: +149.5
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The North Carolina Tar Heels are riding a 5-game winning streak. The Duke Blue Devils have won their last 3 games. Here’s a North Carolina Tar Heels vs Duke Blue Devils prediction.
North Carolina Tar Heels Betting Preview
The North Carolina Tar Heels recently beat Miami, NC State and Notre Dame. The North Carolina Tar Heels are averaging 81.5 points on 44.8 percent shooting and allowing 69.8 points on 40.3 percent shooting. RJ Davis is averaging 21.5 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Armando Bacot is averaging 14 points and 10.2 rebounds. Harrison Ingram is the third double-digit scorer and Cormac Ryan is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The North Carolina Tar Heels are shooting 35.6 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The North Carolina Tar Heels are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.2 rebounds per game.
Duke Blue Devils Betting Preview
The Duke Blue Devils recently beat Louisville, Virginia, and NC State. The Duke Blue Devils are averaging 80.2 points on 48.5 percent shooting and allowing 66.7 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Kyle Filipowski is averaging 16.5 points and 8.1 rebounds, while Jeremy Roach is averaging 14.3 points and 2.6 rebounds. Jared McCain is the third double-digit scorer and Mark Mitchell is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The Duke Blue Devils are shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc and 72.4 percent from the free throw line. The Duke Blue Devils are allowing 31.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.7 rebounds per game.
North Carolina Tar Heels vs Duke Blue Devils prediction
The Duke Blue Devils are obviously super talented, and they’re going to get the benefit of the doubt at home. Cameron Indoor Stadium is going to be rocking. However, the road team has won 5 of the last meetings between Duke and North Carolina. Also, let’s not forget North Carolina looked way too comfortable offensively against Duke last month, scoring 93 points. A strong argument can be made that North Carolina is better than Duke. I usually want the points with the better team when I can get them. Give me UNC.
