High Flyers – North Carolina vs. Florida State

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Florida State Seminoles 9:00 ET

March Madness is just around the corner, and as an appetizer, sports betting fanatics will get another chance to tickle their taste buds with a tremendous ACC college basketball betting match-up when the #6 rated North Carolina Tar Heels (17-2, 8-9 ATS) invade the Donald L. Tucker Center to do battle with the up and coming Florida State Seminoles (16-4, 9-4-1 ATS). Florida State is 2-1-1 ATS and 3-2 SU in conference, while North Carolina is 2-3 ATS and 3-2 SU. Though UNC has won the last nine meetings between these teams, FSU has covered back-to-back spreads in the series.

Few offenses in the land can keep pace with the Tar Heels. In ACC play this season, the Heels are averaging 85.2 points per game, but that is a far cry from the 93.0 points per game they’ve averaged for the season; that mark is the 2nd best in the nation. In their most recent game, UNC blew out Clemson 94-70. The trio of F Wayne Ellington, F Tyler Hansbrough, and G Ty Lawson combined to score 61 points. Ellington had a particularly strong game, shooting 9/15 from the field and notching six boards and seven assists. The Heels have been a rough team to read from a basketball betting standpoint, as they have alternated ATS wins and losses in each of their last eight games. Don’t let the offensive explosiveness of Carolina necessarily sway you towards the ‘over’ since it’s only given up more than 70 points twice since December 31st.

The Seminoles could be one signature victory away from breaking a long NCAA Tournament drought. They moved one win closer to the critical 20-win mark with a 73-62 victory in Charlottesville last week. G Toney Douglas had another fantastic game for the garnet and gold, notching 21 points on a blistering 8-of-11 shooting from the floor. FSU held the Hoos to 16 first half points, and used a strong shooting performance in the 2nd half to hang on to the relatively easy road win and cover. Florida State bettors are now 4-1-1 ATS in their L/6 with four of the L/6 also going over the ‘total.’ Though the Noles have been a fantastic investment as a visitor this season, they’ve had their shares of problems in Tallahassee. They’re just 2-3 ATS at home this year, and have only covered five of their L/19 in front of the hometown faithful.

It should come as no surprise that the Heels have been made hefty favorites in this ACC betting match-up. The oddsmakers set them as 11.5-point road favorites, while the ‘total’ has been lined at 149.

The college basketball betting trends suggest that the Seminoles may have a chance of springing the upset. FSU is 7-1-2 ATS in its L/10 games against ACC competition, while UNC is just 2-6 ATS in its L/8 against conference foes.

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