Games to Bet in the ACC This Weekend
If not for Florida State, the top five teams in the ACC standings would all hail from North Carolina with the Tar Heels leading the way with a 6-0 conference record. The Tar Heels are also 4-2 against teams ranked in the Top 25 in the Associated Press. Keep that in mind when it comes to making NCAAB picks.
North Carolina, Virginia, and Wake Forest are all undefeated at home while UNC joins North Carolina State and Boston College as the ACC teams with winning road records. Florida State and North Carolina have the best records against the spread among ACC squads. Keep that in mind when looking at the college basketball today betting options.
North Carolina moved up four spots to No. 3 in the USA Today coaches poll and went from seventh to fourth in the Associated Press poll. Duke also is on the way up, going from 11th to seventh in the AP rankings and from 11th to sixth in the coaches poll.
When looking at the odds to win March Madness, North Carolina moved from +2800 to +1600 as it has the best odds of winning the NCAAM championship among ACC teams. Duke is next among ACC squads at +2200.
Miami (12-5, 9-7-1 ATS) at Syracuse (12-5 SU, 8-9 ATS)
1. Date/Time: Saturday, January 13, Noon ET
2. TV & Live Stream: TBS.com
What is going on with the Miami Hurricanes?
Despite returning multiple starters from a Final Four team and adding a high-profile transfer in Matthew Cleveland, a quick look at the NCAAB schedule shows that the Hurricanes have lost four of the last five games,
Miami allowed 15 offensive rebounds and 52 points in the paint in a nine-point home loss to Florida State.
Syracuse is coming off a 69-58 win over Pittsburgh as an underdog after losing by 36 points to North Carolina.
Notre Dame transfer JJ Starling had 17 points against the Panthers after averaging seven points per game over the previous five contests.
Syracuse is 4-4 against the college basketball spread at home with Miami 1-1-1 ATS in its true road games.
Virginia Tech (10-7 SU, 7-10 ATS) at North Carolina State (13-4 SU, 8-9 ATS)
1. Date/Time: Saturday, January 20, Noon ET
2. TV & Live Stream: TBS.com
It seems like ages ago when Virginia Tech won three games in a row against North Carolina State with all the wins coming by double digits. Since then, NC State has won three of four games.
The last time the teams met, the Wolfpack rolled to a 97-77 win in the ACC Tournament. D.J. Burns and Casey Morsell are the only NC State starters from that game who are back.
Virginia Tech is coming off an eight-point loss at Virginia even though Sean Pedulla had his fourth straight game with at least 18 points. He is averaging 27.3 points with 18 3-pointers in those four games.
𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 ➡️ Sean Pedulla, @HokiesMBB
🏀 Averaged a conference-best 32.5 points per game
🏀 Tied for the most points in a game by an ACC player this season with a career-high 33 points📰 https://t.co/cfcxebzXYK pic.twitter.com/EzHJMtVck2
— ACC Men’s Basketball (@accmbb) January 15, 2024
North Carolina State, just a game behind first-place North Carolina in the ACC standings, topped Wake Forest the last time out despite missing all eight of its 3-point attempts.
DJ Horne has back-to-back 20-point efforts for the Wolfpack.
North Carolina State is 6-4 against the Las Vegas odds at home this season. Virginia Tech has failed to cover in each of its four road games.
Clemson (12-5 SU, 9-8 ATS) at Florida State (11-6 SU, 10-6-1 ATS)
1. Date/Time: Saturday, January 20, 4 p.m.ET
2. TV & Live Stream: TBS.com
After Clemson and Florida State played back-to-back games decided by one point, the Tigers followed a different script in the last matchup with a 40-point home win as a 9. 1/2-point favorite.
It was the seventh straight game between the teams to finish over the total.
Florida State got 40 bench points in Wednesday’s 84-75 win at Miami. It was the sixth time in a row that the Seminoles topped the rival Hurricanes on the road.
Clemson began January ranked in the top 20 in both national polls before losing four of five.
The last time out, Clemson led by nine points only to lose to visiting Georgia Tech in double overtime.
PJ Hall had 31 points and 17 rebounds for his second straight game with at least 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Clemson leads the ACC with 12 of its games landing over the total. That is one game better than Florida State.
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Questions Of The Day
Which ACC team has better chances to win the 2023-2024 championship?
North Carolina pulled ahead of Duke when it comes to the ACC teams with the best odds of winning March Madness.
Which team is the most probable to achieve a victory with a margin of over 15 points in their upcoming matchup?
Duke has won by more than 10 points in three of its last four home games against Pittsburgh and could do so again on Saturday.
The odds and predictions in the article are based on the time of writing and publication. They may differ as to when the actual event takes place.
