The North Carolina Tar Heels (5-3, 0-1 ACC) visit the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-3, 0-1) Wednesday for a 7 p.m. ET tip at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. Below, we analyze the North Carolina-Georgia Tech college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
North Carolina at Georgia Tech: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: North Carolina -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Georgia Tech +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
- Against the spread/ATS: North Carolina -3.5 (-110) | Georgia Tech +3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 142.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
North Carolina at Georgia Tech: Three things to know
- The Tar Heels headed east on I-40 last time out Dec. 22 and were upset by rival NC State, 79-76. The Tar Heels are just 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS after opening 3-0 SU/2-0-1 ATS in the first three games. The Under has cashed in six of eight games so far for Roy’s boys.
- After a conference opener loss at Florida State, the Yellow Jackets have built back some confidence smacking around a pair of MEAC teams in Florida A&M and Delaware State. While they failed to cover in each, the win over Del State was particularly impressive, as they scored 97 points in the 28-point win, hitting the Over for the second-straight outing.
- The Under is 5-2 in UNC’s past seven road games, while the Over is 4-1-1 in Ga. Tech’s past six at McCamish. The favorite has connected in seven of the past 10 meetings in this series, too.
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North Carolina at Georgia Tech: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
North Carolina 77, Georgia Tech 70
Money line (ML)
NORTH CAROLINA (-175) is right about at my personal limit to lay on a money line favorite. In this particular instance it’s a safe play, as I am not feeling the Heels very strongly to win by two buckets after their most recent showing in Raleigh against State.
Against the spread (ATS)
NORTH CAROLINA -3.5 (-110) is the lean, but only very, very slightly. As mentioned, the favorite is 7-3 ATS in the past 10 in this series. But UNC is 1-4-1 ATS across the past 10, and 0-4-1 ATS in the past five against teams with an overall winning record, so you’re going against the trends. Sometimes trends are made to be broken, however.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 142.5 (-110) is worth a small-unit wager, too. The Under is 6-2 for UNC this season, but it cashed last time out. While the 74.4 PPG average of the Heels is rather ordinary, they have gone for 78 or more points in four of their outings. And while Ga. Tech has faced a bunch of tomato cans at home so far, the Over is 4-1 in its five games at McCamish so far.
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