Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The #8 North Carolina Tar Heels (15-3) will hit the road on Thursday to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (11-6), and our analysis will let you know if there is a potential upset brewing in this 9:00 PM ET game.
Virginia Tech has gone 8-2 at home, while the Tar Heels have put up just a 3-3 record away from North Carolina this season. Despite that disparity, the odds makers still have the visiting Tar Heels as a 7-point betting favorite with a total of 143.
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Part of the reason why North Carolina is held in such high regard by the sportsbooks is because Virginia Tech is on a 3-game losing streak despite being favored by 4 or more points in every single contest.
The Hokies have gone under the total in 4 straight games and their offense is shooting horribly the last two weeks.
North Carolina is fresh off of a 57-90 blowout loss as 6-point road favorites against Florida State, but they were on a massive winning streak before the setback.
The Tar Heels had covered the betting odds in 4 of 6 before the defeat, and they’ve gone under the total in 6 of their last 10.
On trend that will support a bet on the Hokies is that the home team has won outright in 6 of the last 7 head-to-head meetings between these rivals.
North Carolina was a 64-61 winner at home as 5.5-point favorites last year, while Virginia took won 74-70 as 3.5-point favorites the last time they hosted the Tar Heels.
The Hokies have covered the odds in 7 of the last 9 meetings with Norht Carolina, while the under has been a nice bet while winning in the 3 most recent games played between these teams.
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