UNC vs Notre Dame Odds, Lines and Spread (Jan. 5)

• North Carolina is a 2.5-point road favorite over Notre Dame on Wednesday night
• North Carolina is 2-0 in ACC play and both wins are on the road
• A look at the matchup and odds can be found below with a pick

North Carolina will try to continue its ACC road success when it takes on Notre Dame at 9:00 pm ET Wednesday at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.

North Carolina (10-3/2-0 ACC/3-0 road) has won its first two ACC games away from home, beating Georgia Tech then pummeling Boston College 91-65 on Sunday. The Tar Heels have won consecutive games and seven of their last eight.

Notre Dame (7-5/1-1 ACC/5-0 home) stretched its winning streak to three by slipping past Pittsburgh 68-67 on the road December 28. Despite playing at home, the Fighting Irish are small underdogs.

North Carolina vs Notre Dame Odds

Odds as of January 4th at FanDuel

North Carolina Outlook

North Carolina has plenty of offensive firepower and showed it off against Boston College as four Tar Heels scored at least 17 points.

Sophomore guard Caleb Love had a season-high 22 points as he made 7 of 11 shots from the field, including 4 of 6 from three-point range. It was his fifth 20-point game of the season.

Caleb Love highlights vs Boston College today 🔥

22 Pts
7-11 Fg
4-6 3pt@caleb2love pic.twitter.com/lc0sLGooqW

— Tar Heel Tapes (@TarHeelTapes) January 2, 2022

Love leads North Carolina in scoring at 15.6 points a game. He is also averaging 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists.

Armando Bacot notched his ACC-leading ninth double-double and fourth in a row by finishing with 18 points and 11 rebounds. He also contributed three steals.

For the season, Bacot is averaging nearly a double-double with 15.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots. His 63.3 field goal percentage is eighth in the country, and he ranks 17^th in rebounding.

Sophomore guard RJ Davis and senior forward Brady Manek added 17 points each.

Davis had a perfect shooting game, going 5 for 5 from the field and free throw line. Manek also contributed seven rebounds.

Davis has averages of 13.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists. In his first season after transferring from Oklahoma, Manek is scoring 12.7 points and pulling down 5.8 boards a game.

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North Carolina is scoring 113.9 points per 100 possessions, ranking 16^th nationally in Ken Pom’s adjusted offensive efficiency.

Against Boston College, the Tar Heels shot 52.5% (32 of 61) overall and 11 of 23 (47.8%) from beyond the arc despite missing their first seven field goal attempts. North Carolina then made 9 of its next 13 attempts to go ahead 27-11 on back-to-back threes by Manek on its way to a 49-20 halftime lead.

Sophomore forward Dawson Garcia left the game when he hit his head on the floor two minutes in and did not return. Garcia, who is averaging 10.0 points and 5.5 rebounds, is questionable for Wednesday.

Notre Dame Outlook

Junior guard Prentiss Hubb was the hero for Notre Dame at Pitt as he hit a game-winning 10-foot fadeaway jumper with six seconds left. The Fighting Irish held on for the win when Jamarius Burton missed a well-defended runner at the buzzer.

PRENTISS HUBB wins it for @NDmbb @PHubb_3 | #ACCMBB pic.twitter.com/aO2k7ItYdW

— ACC Men's Basketball (@accmbb) December 29, 2021

Huff finished with 15 points and made 3 of 5 three-point tries but senior forward Paul Atkinson scored a team-high 16 points. Atkinson made all eight foul shots while scoring in double figures for a fifth straight game and 10^th time in 12 games this season.

Junior guard Dane Goodwin is Notre Dame’s leading scorer with a 14.9 average and has reached double figures in all 12 games. He also is averaging 5.6 rebounds.

Goodwin had a solid game against Pitt. He contributed 11 points, six rebounds and four assists while knocking down three three-pointers.

🏀 #ACCMBB Co-Player of the Week! 🏀@NDmbb: Dane Goodwin. 🔥

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— ACC Men's Basketball (@accmbb) December 27, 2021

Freshman guard Blake Wesley had 12 points and has been in double digits in nine straight games. His season average is 13.3.

Notre Dame shot better on three-point tries (10 of 22, 45.5%) than two-point attempts (11 of 28, 39.3%).

North Carolina vs Notre Dame Prediction

North Carolina has won two in a row and nine of its last 10 against Notre Dame, including a 101-59 rout in last season’s ACC Tournament. Bacot led the way with 20 points and 13 rebounds while Love chipped in with 15 points and six assists.

This game shouldn’t be that much of a mismatch but look for road-tested North Carolina to cover in South Bend.

The Pick: North Carolina -2.5 (-110)