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North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Pittsburgh Panthers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Petersen Events Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -5-point favorites versus the Tar Heels, while the game's total opened at 136.
Pittsburgh lost its last outing, a 73-68 result against Cardinals on January 14. They covered in that game as a +6-point underdog.
In their last action, North Carolina was a 79-76 loser at home against Tigers. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites.
North Carolina:
Team record: 8-8 SU,4-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
North Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
North Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of North Carolina's last 6 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 11-6 SU,9-8 ATS
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing North Carolina
Next up:
North Carolina at Virginia Tech Wednesday, January 22
Pittsburgh home to Boston College Wednesday, January 22