Heels and Hoosiers Cap off ACC/Big Ten Challenge

The ACC/Big Ten Challenge wraps up on Wednesday night with the nationally ranked North Carolina Tar Heels and the Indiana Hoosiers take the court. They battle at Branch McCracken Court at Assembly Hall and will tip off at 9:15 on ESPN.

Oddsmakers, for this ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchup, currently have the Tar Heels listed as 6-point favorites versus the Hoosiers. While the game’s total is sitting at 165.

Indiana was a 85-52 winner in its last match at home against Delta Devils. The 4-1 Hoosiers were ranked third before losing in overtime at Fort Wayne. They dropped 10 spots.  They also could be without leading scorer in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.  Junior guard James Blackmon Jr  is questionable with a left knee injury. The 20.5-point scorer, who also leads the team in 3-pointers with 15 out of 32 attempted (.469), missed Sunday’s 85-52 home rout of Mississippi Valley State.

North Carolina was a 71-56 winner in its last match in the Maui Invitational against the Wisconsin Badgers. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites.  Five UNC players average in double digits heading into this ACC/Big Ten Challenge mathcup. They are led by junior guard Joel Berry II at 17.1 points per game. Berry has a team-high 16 3-pointers. He was just named ACC Player of the Week for a second time in this young season.

Stats and Matchups

North Carolina:
Team record: 7-0 SU,5-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
North Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina’s last 6 games

Indiana:
Team record: 4-1 SU,1-2 ATS
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games at home
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina

Next up:
North Carolina home to Radford Sunday, December 4
Indiana home to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Friday, December 2

Get all of your ACC/Big Ten Challenge Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook.