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North Carolina Tar Heels vs Syracuse Orange Wrap - North Carolina Wins 27-10

North Carolina got a 101-yard performance from Demon June as a key part of its 27-10 victory over the Orange on Friday at JMA Wireless Dome.

Bettors who backed the Tar Heels were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as an underdog of +1.0 at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 45.5.

Demon June rushed for 101 yards, while Davion Gause added 57 yards in the win. Demon June and Jordan Shipp added 81 and 64 receiving yards respectively.

Yasin Willis rushed for 61 yards for Syracuse, while Will Nixon added 29 yards. Joseph Filardi threw for 39 yards for the Orange, while receivers Darius Johnson and Emanuel Ross had 25 and 8 yards respectively.

North Carolina outgained Syracuse 425-147 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 20-12 by the Tar Heels.

The time of possession battle favored North Carolina as their offense was on the field for 35:29, longer than the 24:31 of their opponents.

Next game, North Carolina takes its act home to face Stanford looking for another win. For Syracuse, they head on the road to face Miami-FL.