The North Carolina Tar Heels and the NC State Wolfpack meet in college basketball action from the PNC Arena on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
NC State is listed as a 1.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -125. The total for this game is set at 151.5 points.
Injuries
For North Carolina, Will Shaver is out for the season with a foot injury while Dusan Mahorcic is out until late February with a knee injury.
Matchup History
North Carolina’s 80-69 win over NC State back on January 21st, 2023, made it four straight wins for the Tar Heels in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
North Carolina is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 road games against a team with a winning home record while the over is 7-3 in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record. NC State is 19-39-2 ATS in their last 60 games overall and 11-30-3 ATS in their last 44 home games while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m backing the over in this one. UNC’s defense hasn’t been very good as of late, allowing over 80 PPG in their last three while the offense has come to play as well. On the other side, NC State is capable of going off on any given night and I think we have a high-scoring matchup brewing here.