Florida State vs. North Carolina Prediction and Odds (Bet the Seminoles as Big Underdogs)
By Reed Wallach
This season is getting away from the Florida State Seminoles, who have dropped five straight games in ACC play, most recently at home to the Pittsburgh Panthers as double digit favorites.
They now hit the road to face North Carolina, who erased a blowout loss at home to Duke with a big road win against Clemson by two during the week. Can the team sustain some momentum and avoid a bad loss at home on Saturday? Here are the odds from WynnBET Sportsbook.
Florida State vs. North Carolina Odds, Spread and Total
Spread:
- Florida State: +9
- North Carolina: -9
Moneyline:
- Florida State: +325
- North Carolina: -425
Total: 146 (Over -110/Under -110)
Florida State vs. North Carolina Prediction and Pick
From today's best bets column:
It appears that the bottom has fallen out from the Noles, who have dropped five straight games and failed to cover in all of them too, but I'm going to take a stab at them here against North Carolina.
For starters, the team has actually done well in the role of an underdog, covering in four of seven games, but they also match up well against the Tar Heels, able to match their length on the perimeter and the size down low to stick with Tar Heels big man Armando Bacot.
The Noles are still inside the top 50 in ShotQuality's overall ranking with a balanced offensive and defensive profile. The team can't generate much on offense in conference play, 14th in effective field goal percentage but I like the spot for them to get some positive shooting regression and match the Heels on offense considering UNC doesn't force any turnovers (14th in turnover rate).
I show a slight number edge and like the spot for Leonard Hamilton's crew to hang around and cover a giant number.
PICK: Florida State +9, play to +8
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