North Carolina vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction & Picks - NCAA Men
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by Matt Lowrimore | in Basketball Picks
The ACC tournament continues on Wednesday and one of the games to be played will see the 12th-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the 5th-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels. Let's look at the match statistics and predictions for this game to see who could advance to the ACC quarterfinals on Thursday.
Notre Dame enters this game with a record of 15-17. Given their poor ACC record in the regular season, the Fighting Irish played in the ACC first round on Tuesday, beating Pittsburgh by a score of 55-54. Notre Dame did well to extend their season at least one more day but will still need to run the table if they are going to be in the NCAA tournament, which will continue with Wednesday's game against the Tar Heels.
North Carolina, on the other hand, enters this game with a record of 20-12 and earned a first-round bye due to their ACC record being 13-7. However, the Tar Heels are on the outside of the projected NCAA tournament field, sitting in the “First Four Out” according to Joe Lunardi. North Carolina had a huge opportunity to solidify their resume in the regular-season finale against Duke this past Saturday but ended up losing to the Blue Devils by a score of 82-69 at home.
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North Carolina - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Key Points
- Notre Dame is 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games
- Notre Dame is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
- Notre Dame is 1-0 ATS vs UNC this season
- UNC is 3-4 ATS in their last 7 games against Notre Dame
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Our North Carolina vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction
It's now or never for North Carolina as a loss will effectively end their hopes of making the NCAA tournament, while a win would extend their season at least one more day and give them an opportunity to play their way in with a game against the 4th seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Notre Dame has the slight advantage of having already played a game in the ACC tournament, plus they have already played North Carolina tight this season, losing 74-73 in their only regular-season matchup. Add in the fact that the Tar Heels have been very inconsistent and our Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs North Carolina Tar Heels prediction is Notre Dame +7.5.All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
