Take North Carolina When You Bet Basketball Online This Weekend

Ready to Bet Basketball Online this weekend? Go ahead and get into the action with a crucial ACC game, as Maryland visits North Carolina.

Maryland Terrapins (18-10 SU, 10-12 ATS) at No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels (21-6 SU, 13-11 ATS)

Sunday, February 27: 7:45 p.m. Fox Sports

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Starting with the home team North Carolina, we’ve got to ask: Why aren’t more people talking about these guys? The Tar Heels enter this one having won nine of their last 10, with the only loss in that stretch at No. 1 Duke. There isn’t a better team getting less attention than the Tar Heels.

It was no different on Wednesday night, when North Carolina quietly picked apart their rivals, the NC State Wolfpack 75-63. In that game, freshman Harrison Barnes once again proved why NBA scouts love him, as he scored 16 points to lead all North Carolina scorers. Guard Kendall Marshall added 14 points and five assists, while John Henson ripped down 15 rebounds. Again, when you Bet Basketball Online betting, don’t forget about North Carolina this weekend.

But still, that hardly means that North Carolina is a lock, especially not with a tough Maryland club coming to town. The Terrapins haven’t been great this year, but have won seven of 10, and two in a row.

And ultimately, what everything comes down to when you Bet Basketball Online this weekend, is how well Maryland center Jordan Williams plays. The 6’10 sophomore is a beast in the paint, averaging team-highs in points (17.2) and rebounds (11.5), with that rebounding total ranking him third in the country in that category. Williams is coming off an 11 point, 11 rebound effort Wednesday against Florida State, his fourth double-double in the last eight games.

However, the reason that we still like North Carolina in the Bet Basketball Online picks this weekend is because the Tar Heels are one of the few teams with the athletes to really give Williams trouble in the paint. We’ve already mentioned Henson, who has a team-high 9.3 rebounds per game, and whose 3.07 blocks per game ranks him 10th nationally. Then there’s Tyler Zeller, who isn’t quite as skilled defensively as Henson, but is just as skilled a scorer as Williams. Zeller averages 14 points a game, and has scored in double-figures in eight straight games. Williams won’t be able to handle those two in the paint by himself, a huge problem for Maryland.

Simply put, North Carolina has too much talent in the paint, and with the emerging Marshall and Barnes in the backcourt, too much talent on the perimeter too.

Go ahead and place your weekend wager on the Tar Heels to get a comfortable win here. When it comes time to Bet Basketball Online, they are truly the best wager to make.

Bet Basketball Online Picks: North Carolina

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