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North Carolina vs Duke Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 4th Betting Odds

Tar Heels vs Blue Devils Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
  • Where: Durham at Cameron Indoor Stadium
  • Date: Saturday, February 4th
  • Betting Odds: North Carolina +3, NCAR +129 | DUKE -158 O/U 143.5

Tar Heels Preview:

North Carolina heads into this matchup having played 22 games and have an overall record sitting at 15-7. So far, the Tar Heels have played 10 games on the road, with a record of 4-6. For the season, North Carolina has been the underdog in 4 games, sitting with a mark of 0-4. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Tar Heels being +3 point underdogs.

Armando Bacot comes into today’s game as the Tar Heels’ leading scorer at 17.71 points per contest. Not only has Bacot been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is North Carolina’s top rebounder at 11.33 boards per contest. Behind Bacot, the team has benefited from the strong play of Caleb Love, who is second on the team in scoring at 16.45 points per game. Overall, he has hit 38.5% of his shots and is adding 3.68 boards per game.

So far this season, North Carolina has put together a strong scoring offense at 77.5 points per game (45th). This strong figure has come despite the Tar Heels playing at a slow tempo compared to other schools. For the season, they have hit 36.2% of their shots from outside, which is closer to the NCAA average. North Carolina’s overall field goal percentage currently sits at 45.3%

Blue Devils Preview:

Duke heads into this matchup having played 22 games and have an overall record sitting at 16-6. So far this season, Duke has played 13 games at home, sitting with a record of 12-1. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Blue Devils as the -3 point favorites. The Blue Devils have been favored 21 times, going 16-5 straight up.

Kyle Filipowski comes into today’s game as the Blue Devils’ leading scorer at 15.82 points per contest. Not only has Filipowski been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Duke’s top rebounder at 9.45 boards per contest. Behind Filipowski, the team has benefited from the strong play of Jeremy Roach, who is second on the team in scoring at 12.17 points per game. Overall, he has hit 39.0% of his shots and is adding 2.5 boards per game.

So far this season, Duke has put together a strong scoring offense at 80.2 points per game (13th). This strong figure has come despite the Blue Devils playing at a slow tempo compared to other schools. For the season, they have hit 36.8% of their shots from outside, which is closer to the NCAA average. Duke’s overall field goal percentage currently sits at 48.9%

Free Spread Prediction: North Carolina Tar Heels +3

Heading into this matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels we have a strong lean on taking the points with North Carolina at +3. Both team’s are going to come into this game looking to get up looks from outside, as they are both average team’s in terms of 3-pointers made per game. Look for North Carolina to benefit from facing another squad looking to turn this into a 3-point shooting contest. When looking at the line, we see tremendous value in taking the North Carolina Tar Heels at +3. Go ahead and lock this bet in before tip-off.