The North Carolina Tar Heels are heavy favorites () as they attempt to continue a six-game home winning streak when they take on the Northeastern Huskies on Wednesday, February 17 at Dean E. Smith Center. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET. The point total for the matchup is .
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 17, 2021, 2:15 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
North Carolina Betting Information
- North Carolina has managed to cover the spread in less than half its games this season, amassing a record of 7-11-1 against the spread.
- When favored by at least 15.5 points, the Tar Heels are 1-1 against the spread in 2020-21.
- Only 7 of 19 North Carolina games this season (36.8%) resulted in a total greater than the contest’s over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
North Carolina Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Bacot | 19 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Caleb Love | 19 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Garrison Brooks | 19 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Day’Ron Sharpe | 19 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| RJ Davis | 19 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Northeastern Betting Information
- Northeastern has regularly covered the spread this season with a record ATS of 8-5.
- 46.2% of Northeastern’s 13 games this season have gone over the over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Northeastern Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Walker | 16 | 18.0 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Jahmyl Telfort | 15 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Shaquille Walters | 16 | 11.0 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Jason Strong | 16 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Coleman Stucke | 16 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Total Facts
- North Carolina’s games this season have resulted in a higher total score than Wednesday’s matchup over/under (137 points) in 63.2% of opportunities (12 out of 19 matchups).
- In 35.7% of Northeastern’s games this season (5 of 14), the total points scored was higher than Wednesday’s 137-point over/under.
- The over/under for the game of 137 is 3.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Tar Heels (72.7 points per game) and the Huskies (67.4 points per game).
- The 140.3 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 3.3 more than the 137 total in this contest.
- The Tar Heels have seen a 142.6 average over/under in their games this season, 5.6 points more than the over/under in this contest.
- A difference of 0.8 points separates the average total points bet in Huskies games (137.8 points) and this contest’s over/under (137 points).
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