The Boston College Eagles (16-16) and North Carolina Tar Heels (19-12) meet Wednesday in a second-round matchup in the ACC Tournament. Tip from Greensboro Coliseum is at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Boston College vs. North Carolina odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Eagles smashed Louisville 80-62 as 6-point favorites as the Over (134) connected in the first round Tuesday. BC closed the regular season on a roll and has won 4 out of the past 5 outings while going 4-1 ATS during the span.
The Tar Heels had won 3 in a row from Feb. 22-27 before wrapping up the regular season with a 62-57 loss to Duke in the Battle of the Blues. UNC likely needed that victory against the Blue Devils, and probably needs to at least play into the weekend to have a shot at an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament.
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Boston College vs. North Carolina odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:30 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Boston College +450 (bet $100 to win $450) | North Carolina -600 (bet $600 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Boston College +10.5 (-110) | North Carolina -10.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Boston College vs. North Carolina picks and predictions
Prediction
North Carolina 74, Boston College 69
Moneyline
North Carolina (-600) will be highly motivated to come away with a win Wednesday and it wrapped up the regular season playing decent basketball. However, you should never risk 6 times your potential return on a moneyline wager — even in a parlay this pick would suck out all the value.
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Against the spread
The play is BOSTON COLLEGE +10.5 (-110).
The Eagles are playing their best basketball of the season, going 4-1 straight up and ATS across their last 5 games. That run includes an impressive 63-48 win over Virginia as a 9.5-point underdog on Feb. 22.
North Carolina needs to stack victories and likely get to the weekend, if not the ACC Final, to gain enough steam to grab an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. UNC topped BC 72-64 in Chapel Hill on Jan. 17, but the Eagles easily covered as 14-point underdogs as the Under cashed. Look for BC to make UNC sweat before the Tar Heels pull out a win in the end.
Over/Under
OVER 138.5 (-110) is a strong play in Wednesday’s battle in Greensboro.
The Over has cashed in 18 of the past 25 games overall for Boston College, while going 7-2 in the past 9 after a cover and 8-3 in the past 11 after a straight-up victory.
The Over has cashed in 4 of the past 5 games on a neutral floor for North Carolina, too.
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