The No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels (27-9) and the No. 15 Saint Peter’s Peacocks (22-11) will compete for a spot in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. North Carolina is favored by 8.5 points in the East Regional Region bracket final, which begins at 5:05 PM on CBS.
North Carolina has compiled a 21-16-1 record against the spread this season, while Saint Peter’s is 10-4-0. The Tar Heels have gone over the point total in 22 games, while Peacocks games have gone over six times. The teams score an average of 145.8 points per game, 8.8 more points than this matchup’s total. In the past 10 games, North Carolina has a 9-1-0 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall. Saint Peter’s has gone 8-2-0 against the spread and 6-4 overall in its last 10 matches.
Ahead of watching this matchup, here is everything you need to know about Sunday’s college basketball action.
Saint Peter’s at North Carolina odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: North Carolina -8.5
- Total: 137
- Moneyline: North Carolina -400, Saint Peter’s +290
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Saint Peter’s at North Carolina odds, spread, & more
Prediction
North Carolina 74, Saint Peter’s 66
Moneyline
- The Tar Heels have a 23-4 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 85.2% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -400 or shorter, North Carolina has gone 12-1 (92.3%).
- The Tar Heels have an 80.0% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Peacocks have won three of the seven games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- This season, Saint Peter’s has won two of its five games when it’s the underdog by at least +290 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 25.6% chance of a victory for the Peacocks.
Against the spread
- The 78.3 points per game the Tar Heels put up are 16 more points than the Peacocks allow (62.3).
- North Carolina has a 15-12-1 record against the spread and a 22-7 record overall when scoring more than 62.3 points.
- Saint Peter’s has a 7-2 record against the spread and a 16-7 record overall when allowing fewer than 78.3 points.
- The Peacocks score an average of 67.5 points per game, only 4.2 fewer points than the 71.7 the Tar Heels allow.
- When it scores more than 71.7 points, Saint Peter’s is 3-0 against the spread and 5-1 overall.
- North Carolina is 8-5 against the spread and 13-0 overall when it allows fewer than 67.5 points.
- The Tar Heels have scored a total of 237 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 6.6 per game), and the Peacocks have out-scored opponents by 172 points on the season (5.2 more per game).
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Over/Under
- The Tar Heels have an average implied point total equal to their implied total in Sunday’s game (73).
- This season, North Carolina has scored more than 73 points in 24 games.
- The average implied point total on the season for the Peacocks (69.7) is the same as the team’s implied total in this matchup.
- This year, Saint Peter’s has put up more than 64 points nine times.
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How to watch North Carolina vs. Saint Peter’s
- Game Day: Sunday, March 27, 2022
- Game Time: 5:05 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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