The Miami Hurricanes and the North Carolina Tar Heels will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at DeanSmithCenter.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tar Heels listed as 16½-point favorites versus the Hurricanes, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
JackMcClinton poured in 18 points to lift Miami over Maryland 62-60 on Wednesday night.
Miami couldn’t cover as 9-point home favorites as the game played under the 135-point total set by sportsbooks.
North Carolina scored 50 points in the first half en route to an 83-61 victory over Virginia on Thursday. North Carolina covered the 16-point spread, while the 144 points fell UNDER the posted total of 165.
TylerHansbrough shot 6-for-13 from the field with a game-high 28 points to go along with 12 rebounds to complete a double-double.
Current streak: Miami has won 6 straight games.
Team records: Miami: 13-3 SU, 6-5 ATS North Carolina: 15-2 SU, 8-8 ATS
Miami most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Florida State are 3-7 After playing Maryland are 2-4 After a win are 8-2
North Carolina most recently: When playing on Saturday are 10-0 Before playing Clemson are 7-3 After playing Virginia are 7-3 After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider: Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 games when playing North Carolina Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against North Carolina North Carolina is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games at home North Carolina is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games North Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Carolina’s last 5 games at home
Next up: Miami home to Florida State, Wednesday, January 21 North Carolina home to Clemson, Wednesday, January 21
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