Notre Dame vs North Carolina Odds, Lines & Predictions (Jan. 7)

• The North Carolina Tar Heels are 12.5-point favorites over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a college basketball game scheduled for Saturday, January 7
• The two schools have split their last four meetings
• Notre Dame hasn’t won at North Carolina since 2015

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-7, 2-12-1 ATS) were the winners the last time they were facing the North Carolina Tar Heels (10-5 ATS). In fact, they’ve won two of the past four meetings.

However, both of those wins came in South Bend. When the locale for games between these two schools is Chapel Hill, a Tar Heels home victory is generally the outcome.

Overall, North Carolina has won eight successive games as the home team against Notre Dame, five of which were played at Chapel Hill. However, the Tar Heels are just 5-3 against the spread in those games.

Oddsmakers are putting North Carolina into a role as heavy favorite for this game. The Tar Heels are 12.5-point home favorites over the Fighting Irish. North Carolina is 7-0 straight up at home this season, but just 3-4 ATS in those games.

Notre Dame vs North Carolina Odds

Odds as of January 6 at BetMGM Sportsbook. Claim the BetMGM Sportsbook promo code to bet on the NBA.

This game is being broadcast by ESPN. Tip-off is scheduled for 11:30pm ET at the Dean Smith Center.

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North Carolina is set at a betting line of +2000 in the NCAA championship odds. The Fighting Irish are given +30000 odds of winning the national title.

Notre Dame vs North Carolina Betting Trends

In the college basketball public betting splits, a lot of folks think that the Tar Heels are going to win this game. However, not many people are expecting North Carolina to cover.

In the moneyline splits, 67% of handle and 87% of bets are backing North Carolina to win. Looking at the spread splits, the 74% of both public and bets are going with the Irish to beat the spread. Notre Dame is 0-2 ATS on the road this season.

As far as the total of 144.5 points is concerned, there’s 57% of handle and 72% of bettors going with the over. North Carolina is 9-6 on the total this season, but just 3-4 at home. Notre Dame is 2-0 on the over/under as a road team. The total has gone under in eight of the last 12 games played by the Irish.

Tar Heels Heating Up

Since bringing a halt to a four-game losing skid, North Carolina is 5-1 SU in the last six games, including a victory over #24 Ohio State. Senior forward/center Armando Bacot is pacing the Tar Heels attack. He’s leading the the ACC in scoring (18.6 ppg), rebounding (11.1 rpg) and offensive rebounding (4.5). Bacot has scored 20 points in four straight games for the first time in his college career. He’s averaging 22.0 ppg over his past six games.

The Defense leads to an RJ Davis ➡️ Armando Bacot transition JAM!

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— Def Pen Sports (@DefPenSports) January 5, 2023

In the last game, junior guard RJ Davis led Carolina with 27 points in a win over Wake Forest, scoring 22 in the second half. UNC is 9-0 over the last three seasons, including 4-0 this year, when Davis goes for 20 or more points.

Irish Aren’t Smiling About ACC Start

Notre Dame is off to an 0-4 SU and 1-3 ATS start in ACC play. The Fighting Irish are also 1-7 ATS over their last eight games.

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— Notre Dame Men's Basketball (@NDmbb) January 4, 2023

Over the last nine games, Notre Dame has knocked down 87 3-pointers, an average of 9.7 per game. That leads all Power Five schools since November 30. Graduate student guard Dane Goodwin has scored in double figures in each of the past three games. He’s counted 42 points in those three games to average 14.0 ppg.

Notre Dame vs North Carolina Prediction

The Tar Heels are 27-9 SU all-time against the Fighting Irish, including 11-5 since Notre Dame joined the ACC for the 2013-14 season. North Carolina has won nine of the last 11 against Notre Dame.

North Carolina is 8-1 SU at home against the Fighting Irish, including 7-1 in the Smith Center and 1-0 in a 2017 game in Greensboro that is recognized as a home game. However, the Tar Heels are just 1-3 ATS in their last four games as the double-digit home chalk over the Fighting Irish.

Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish +12.5 (-110)