The 8th seed Arkansas Razorbacks face the top-seed North Carolina Tar Heels in a South Region 2nd round NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina Sunday March 19th at 6:10 PM ET. The Tar Heels line has seen some upward movement hitting as high as -10.5 on many betting boards after opening at UNC -9. The current total line for this match is offered at 161.5 points up a point from its opener.
Arkansas is coming off a 77-71 win over Seton Hall in the first round of the NCAA Tournament where they covered the spread with the game being a PICK. The total number of points scored in the game was 148, which was over the closing line of 146.5. The Razorbacks have covered the spread in two of their last three games and previous to the Seton Hall game the total had gone under in three straight games. Arkansas has won four of their last five games.
North Carolina is coming off a 103-64 blowout win over Texas Southern in the first round of the NCAA Tournament where they covered the 26.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 169, which was over the closing line of 157. The Tar Heels have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in three of their last four games, including their last two, the total has gone over. North Carolina has won three of their last four games.
Offensively, Arkansas is putting up 80.2 points per game on a 46.1% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Razorbacks are allowing 73.8 points per game on a 41.8% FG average.
North Carolina is putting up 84.9 points per game, which ranks 11th in the nation, on a 46.9% FG average. On defense the Tar Heels are allowing 70.6 points per game on a 41.6% FG average.
These teams last met in the 2015 season where North Carolina beat Arkansas 87-78.
Arkansas Razorbacks at North Carolina Tar Heels Betting Trends
- The game total has gone under in 7 of Arkansas’s last 9 games at a neutral site.
- The Razorbacks are 8-3 against the spread in their last 11 games overall.
- The game total has one under in 6 of Arkansas’s last 8 games as an underdog.
- North Carolina is 6-2-1 against the spread in their last 9 games overall.
- The game total has gone under in 9 of the Tar Heel’s last 14 games overall.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Arkansas at North Carolina have the public leaning to the home Tar Heel’s minus the 10 points with 76%. The over/under bettors are heavily supporting this game going over the posted total line of 161.5 with over 90% on board.
