Sports Betting – Preview and Prediction: North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes

February 28, 2015 by R Keough

“Between the Chalk”

2:00 PM ET, February 28, 2015
BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida

The North Carolina Tar Heels (19-9, 14-13-1 ATS) will try to get back on track as they visit the Miami Hurricanes (18-10, 12-13-1 ATS) at BankUnited Center. They will be in tough, as the Hurricanes’ late surge has them on the NCAA tournament bubble. Agents using bookie software such as Premier Per Head PPH Online Bookie Software have North Carolina a 1.5-point road favorite with the number at 141½.

Recent history has not favored the Tar Heels in this sports betting matchup as Miami has gone 4-0 SU and ATS in the last 4 meetings, with North Carolina’s last win coming in February of 2012. To add to that, the Tar Heels are 2-5 SU in its last 7 and 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14.

The Tar Heels most recently lost to state rivals N.C. State 58-46 as 9-point favorites on Tuesday; their first loss in this rivalry at home in over 12 years. The 46-points was the fewest in their history at the Smith Center, managing to score on only 34.5% of their field goals. Marcus Paige, the team leader in scoring, shot 3 of 8 to score only 7 points, while Justin Jackson led the team in scoring with 16 and Kennedy Meeks chipped in with 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Bettors using sites for local bookies have saw that Miami last played on Wednesday, outlasting state rivals Florida State 81-77 as 8.5-point sports betting favorites. The Hurricanes were led by Angel Rodriguez, who scored 25 points and added 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Sheldon McClellan and Davon Reed had strong sports betting games with 19 and 18 points respectively.

Bettors using sites for local bookies that are interested in season stats have seen the Tar Heels score an average of 78.29 PPG while the Hurricanes are scoring at a pace of 68.64 per game. On defense, the Hurricanes have the edge, allowing 63.11 PPG to North Carolina’s 68.46. That gap widens when looking at the results in the last 10 played by each. In the last 10 games played, Miami is allowing 63.70 PPG with North Carolina is giving up 74.80.

Pay Per Head agents using Premier Per Head PPH Online Bookie Software should be aware that Miami is 17-6 SU in their last 23 games, as well as going 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games versus teams with a winning percentage over .600. However, North Carolina is 5-2 SU in their last 7 in Miami and is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss. After you read the Premier Per Head PPH Online Bookie Software review sign up for Premier Per Head through our links or through our banners and claim your FREE 2 week trial when you mention Every1bets.com referred you!

If you use sites for local bookies to place bets on the number, you need to know that North Carolina has produced the OVER in 5 of 6 games overall, on the road, in Saturday games and versus the Atlantic Coast. Conversely, Miami has produced the UNDER in 4 of 5 home games against a team with a winning road record and games following an ATS loss. Head-to-head between the two has ended as the UNDER eight times in the last 11 meetings, however, the last 7 meetings in Miami saw the OVER in 5.

Agents using local bookie software feel this is going to be a very competitive game from start to finish with both North Carolina and Miami fighting for the win. The Tar Heels will be hungry after a terrible game on Tuesday, but I’m taking Miami for the upset here. Miami has had some big wins recently, and stayed with No. 12 Louisville last Saturday, losing by only 2 points. The Hurricanes defense will be the difference in this one.