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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-4) host the 20th ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (13-4) in an ACC game that will take place at the Purcell Pavilion
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In South Bend, Indiana at 6:00 PM ET. North Carolina are the 5-point home favorite with a total sitting at 146.5.
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In their last game North Carolina was at home where they absolutely destroyed Boston College 96-66. Luke Maye was the high scorer for the Tar Heels with 32 points on 13/20 shooting and hitting four of his five 3-pointers; he also had 18 rebounds. UNC had four starters in double figures. Ky Bowman was the high scorer for the Eagles with 21 points on 8/18 shooting, but he missed eight of his 12 3-pointers. North Carolina jumped out to a 15-point halftime lead and never looked back. For the game, UNC shot 50% from the floor and they held Boston College to an embarrassing 38.7% shooting. The Tar Heels easily covered the spread as a 14-point favorite and the combined 162 points scored had OVER bettors cashing their tickets. North Carolina had lost two in a row before their win over Boston College and this season they are 2-2 on the road.
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Notre Dame was on the road in their last game where they lost to Georgia Tech 60-53. Martinas Geben was the high scorer for the Fighting Irish with 16 points on 8/13 shooting and also added nine rebounds. Josh Okogie was the high scorer for the Yellow Jackets with 17 points on 6/13 shooting. Notre Dame was outscored by 10 points in the first half only scoring 20 points and for the game they shot a feeble 35.6% from the floor while Georgia Tech shot 42.4%. The Fighting Irish failed to cover the spread as a 1.5-point underdog and the total points of 113 on the board fell short of the 125 closing total line. Notre Dame had their five-game winning streak snapped in their loss to Georgia Tech and will look to get back on track at home today where they are 7-1 this campaign.
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North Carolina ranks 32nd in the nation in ppg and tied for 155th in opponents’ ppg and Notre Dame ranks tied for 92nd in ppg and 24th in opponents’ ppg.
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Last season in the lone match-up between these teams at North Carolina the Tar Heels beat the Fighting Irish 83-76.
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This season North Carolina is 9-6-1 ATS with an O/U record of 9-7 and Notre Dame is 6-7 ATS with an O/U record of 6-6.
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SAGARIN RATINGS<br />
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North Carolina: 90.76<br />
Notre Dame: 86.81
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INJURY REPORT<br />
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<b>NORTH CAROLINA</b>
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[G] 12/06/2017 - Seventh Woods is out indefinitely ( Foot )
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<b>NOTRE DAME </b>
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(!)[G] 01/12/2018 - Matt Farrell is doubtful Saturday vs North Carolina ( Ankle )<br />
(!)[F] 01/09/2018 - Bonzie Colson is out indefinitely ( Foot )
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UNC at Notre Dame NCAAB Key Betting Trends<br />
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UNC is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 road games
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UNC is 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games after an ATS win
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UNC has an Under record of 6-0 in their last 6 road games
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ND is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games
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ND is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record
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ND has an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 home games
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UNC vs. ND Betting Angles<br />
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Notre Dame is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against North Carolina.
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The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games between these teams.
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In the last 8 games between these teams the Under record is 6-2.
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