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NCAA Basketball Betting North Carolina hosts Wake Forest

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Saturday, No. 5 Wake Forest (11-12).

The Demon Deacons are at the bottom of the ACC at 2-8. Wake Forest has won its last three visits to the Smith Center, but North Carolina holds a 68-18 edge all-time when hosting the Deacons.

Despite the Tar Heels' dominance the Demon Deacons are 5-0 ATS (against the spread) in the last five meetings in North Carolina.

 

Wake Forest has won two of its last three games after a six-game losing streak. Senior center Kyle Visser had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Jamie Skeen added 11 points and 13 boards Tuesday in an 87-71 non-conference victory over Winston-Salem.

Following a win the Demon Deacons are 17-35-1 ATS in their last 53 games. Overall, the Demon Deacons are 2-6 ATS in their last eight contests.

Wednesday, the Tar Heels bounced back in a hostile environment, holding archrival Duke to 42.9 percent (27-for-63) shooting from the floor to defeat the No. 16 Blue Devils 79-73 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Brandan Wright had a team-high 19 points for North Carolina, while senior forward Reyshawn Terry had ten and ten rebounds for his first double-double of the season.

Sophomore center Tyler Hansbrough scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half to help the Tar Heels rally from a double-digit deficit and finally take their first lead with 5:15 remaining.

North Carolina is a perfect 13-0 at home this yearand has fattened the wallets of the home folks, as the Tar Heels are 10-1 ATS in their last eleven home games.

 

 

The visiting team in this series has profited, where the road club is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.

Notable Game Trends:

  • Demon Deacons are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games.
  • Demon Deacons are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
  • Demon Deacons are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
  • Demon Deacons are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. Atlantic Coast.
  • Demon Deacons are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
  • Tar Heels are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
  • Tar Heels are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
  • Tar Heels are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Atlantic Coast.
  • Tar Heels are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 Saturday games.
  • Tar Heels are 35-16-1 ATS in their last 52 games overall.

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