It’s officially crunch time for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Heading into Wednesday’s ACC Tournament matchup against Notre Dame, North Carolina is listed among Joe Lunardi’s first four out, meaning Hubert Davis’ team is going to need a deep run this week in order to compete for an NCAA Tournament bid.
College basketball odds for Notre Dame vs. North Carolina (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) suggest the Tar Heels should win today’s game, evidenced by the 9.5-point spread.
Interestingly, spread betting is split exactly 50/50 according to Action Network’s college basketball public betting data, so what is the sharp side of this key ACC matchup?
Below we break down the college basketball pick attracting sharp action for Wednesday’s Notre Dame vs. North Carolina matinee.
College Basketball Odds, Sharpest Pick for Notre Dame vs. North Carolina
*Odds as of Wednesday morning
North Carolina is nearly a double-digit favorite heading into today’s game against Notre Dame.
This spread opened at UNC -7.5 before pros pounded the favorite, leaving oddsmakers little choice but to react by lengthening this number.
Specifically, sharps steamed North Carolina at -7.5 and again at -8.5, explaining the two-point line move to this point.
For those wondering, steam refers to sudden, uniform line movement across the market and is often the result of bettors with the resources and respect to move odds getting down on the same side of the same game at multiple sportsbooks, all at once.
While the consensus spread has stretched to Heels -9.5, there are still some shops, like bet365, offering -9 at -110.
PRO Pick: North Carolina -9 (-110) — bet365
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