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North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Virginia Tech Hokies will be battling on the gridiron at Lane Stadium/Worsham Field on Friday in season-opening action.

Oddsmakers opened the Tar Heels as -6-point favorites versus the Hokies, while the game's total opened at 67.5.

Virginia Tech was a 33-15 winner in its last match at home against Cavaliers. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 48 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for North Carolina, they were a 41-27 loser as they battled Aggies at home. North Carolina failed to cover in the match as a +10-point underdog, while 68 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

North Carolina:
Team record: 8-4 SU,5-7 ATS
North Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
North Carolina is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of North Carolina's last 8 games

Virginia Tech:
Team record: 5-6 SU,4-7 ATS
Virginia Tech is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Virginia Tech is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Virginia Tech is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Next up:
North Carolina home to Georgia State Saturday, September 11
Virginia Tech home to Middle Tennessee Saturday, September 11