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North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Syracuse Orange
The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Syracuse Orange will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at JMA Wireless Dome.
Oddsmakers opened the Tar Heels as -8-point favorites versus the Orange, while the game's total opened at 155.5.
In their last action, Syracuse was a 77-68 loser at home against Tigers. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for North Carolina, they were a 75-72 winner as they battled Hurricanes on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a -4-point favorite.
North Carolina:
Team record: 19-5 SU,14-10 ATS
North Carolina is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
North Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina's last 5 games on the road
Syracuse:
Team record: 15-9 SU,9-15 ATS
Syracuse is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Syracuse is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Syracuse's last 13 games at home
Next up:
North Carolina home to Virginia Tech Saturday, February 17
Syracuse at Georgia Tech Saturday, February 17