This is a tough spot for North Carolina to cover a big number, as the Tar Heels are coming off an emotional and physically draining loss to Kentucky in Las Vegas on Saturday. Justin Jackson scored 34 points and Joel Berry II added 23 points and seven assists, but the Tar Heels lost in the final seconds to the Wildcats, who shot 54.1 percent overall and 55.6 percent from long range. North Carolina is 10-2 this season, but just 5-5-1 ATS and Northern Iowa has covered seven of its last nine road games dating to last season. The Panthers actually defeated UNC 71-67 last season as a 6.5-point underdog. Northern Iowa had a two-game winning streak snapped in a loss to Iowa on Saturday as it shot just 26.8 percent. The Panthers allow just 43.2 percent shooting defensively. Look for the Panthers to bounce back and cover the big spread in this matchup, so take the points on Northern Iowa.
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Who was the public on? 74% of the public bets were on Northern Iowa Panthers on the +11.5 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that North Carolina would win by a score of 80.9 to 68.8 with North Carolina winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on North Carolina Tar Heels on the -15 ATS. 56% of the public money was on Northern Iowa Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that North Carolina would win by a score of 78.0 to 60.4 with North Carolina winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 78% of the public bets were on North Carolina Tar Heels on the -19.5 ATS. 97% of the public money was on North Carolina Tar Heels to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that North Carolina would win by a score of 80.6 to 63.0 with North Carolina winning on the moneyline, Northern Iowa winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 83% of the public bets were on North Carolina Tar Heels on the -6.5 ATS. 74% of the public money was on North Carolina Tar Heels to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that North Carolina would win by a score of 75.9 to 72.7 with North Carolina winning on the moneyline, Northern Iowa winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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