The Clemson Tigers host the 14th ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in an ACC game that will take place at the Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina at 7 PM ET. North Carolina has won 12 of their first 15 games on the season and they have an ATS record of 7-6-1 in the 14 games that have had a posted line. Clemson has won 11 of their 13 games on the season and they have covered the spread in seven of the 11 games that have had a posted line.
North Carolina is coming off a 75-63 loss to Georgia Tech in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 17-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 138, which was under the closing line of 143. Previous to the Georgia Tech game the Tar Heels had covered the spread in two straight games. In two of their last three games the total has gone under. North Carolina had won two in a row before their loss to Georgia Tech.
Clemson is coming off a 73-68 win over Wake Forest in their last game where they covered the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 141, which was under the closing line of 151.5. The Tigers have covered the spread in their last four games and in that span the total has gone under three times. Clemson has won nine straight games since losing back-to-back games facing a ranked Xavier team and Oklahoma.
Offensively, North Carolina is putting up 87.9 points per game, which ranks 11th in the nation, on a 47.5% FG average. On defense the Tar Heels are allowing 68.3 points per game on a 39.4% FG average.
Clemson is putting up 77.7 points per game on a 44.9% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Tigers are allowing 64.4 points per game on a 40.8% FG average.
Last season in the lone meeting between these teams North Carolina beat Clemson 80-69.
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Clemson Tigers Betting Trends
- North Carolina is 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 games.
- The Tar Heels are 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 road games.
- The game total has gone under in 6 of NC last 7 road games against Clemson.
- Clemson is 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 games.
- The Tigers are 2-5 against the spread in their last 7 home games against North Carolina.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between North Carolina and Clemson have the betting public all over the Tar Heels minus the points with over 80% confidence. The over/under bettors believe this game will go over the posted total of 154 with over 70% on board with this thinking.
