College Basketball Odds: North Carolina at Duke Picks

One of the best rivalries in all of sports betting continues on Saturday night at 9:00pm EST as #4 Duke hosts North Carolina in college basketball odds. Unlike past seasons, this game will not have the hype and hoopla since the Tar Heels are not having a good season. The game does have some meaning though as Duke is trying to win the ACC regular season title while North Carolina is trying to avoid a last place finish in the conference. The Blue Devils are -14.5 favorites in college basketball picks in this game that can be seen on ESPN with a betting total of 146 at online sportsbooks.

Duke won at North Carolina earlier this season 64-54 but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to win on Saturday night. In fact, they want this win more than the game at Carolina. Leading scorer Jon Scheyer has never beaten the Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium and he wants that to change. “There's no doubt we want to turn that tide." Scheyer said. Duke had won eight straight games before losing at Maryland on Wednesday. Shockingly, North Carolina has not scored 80 points in an ACC game this season.

The Tar Heels have never played an entire ACC season without scoring at least 80 points in at least one conference game. The 14 losses this season in college basketball picks are the most ever with Roy Williams as head coach. In the earlier meeting this season, Duke got 23 offensive rebounds and they needed them since they shot just 31.9 percent. North Carolina shot just 34.5 percent. The 54 points were the fewest ever for the Tar Heels with Roy Williams as head coach. Even though North Carolina has won two straight games they are just 5-13 against the spread in college basketball odds for their last 18 games overall.

The Tar Heels are 1-4 in college basketball picks for their last 5 road games. North Carolina is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings at Duke. North Carolina has won six of the last eight meetings against Duke and seven of the last ten. Duke has been sizzling at home vs. the college basketball odds this season. The Blue Devils are 12-3-1 in basketball picks in their last 16 home games. Six of the last seven North Carolina road games have gone under the total. Four of the last five Duke home games have gone under. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Duke Blue Devils -14.5 betting favorites against the North Carolina Tar Heels with a total of 146.5.