10th Ranked North Carolina Going for 5th Straight
The 10th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels and the Virginia Tech Hokies meet on Monday at Cassell Coliseum. Tip-off is set for 7 pm EST and ESPN has the telecast.
North Carolina can’t be making too much of a four-game winning streak. They’ve got another game tonight on a quick turnaround. The Hokies are no slouch at home either.
Oddsmakers opened the Tar Heels as -4-point favorites versus the Hokies, while the game’s total opened at 163.5. Line now shows North Carolina as 3.5-points favorites and the total is up to 164.
Virginia Tech is a Formidable Opponent for North Carolina
In their last action, Virginia Tech was a 91-82 loser at home against Florida State Seminoles. They failed to cover the -1.5-point spread as favorites.
Hokies junior guard Justin Robinson is coming off a career-best 26-point against Florida State on Saturday.
Virginia Tech has been outrebounded in five of its six ACC games. It has been with double-digit rebounding margins in three of those games.
The Hokies will hope to benefit from an energized campus for tonight’s game. It has been designated a “black-out”. Fans are encouraged to wear black.
North Carolina Looks Like They are Hitting Their Stride
North Carolina was a 80-66 winner in its last match at home against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. They covered the -13.5-point spread as favorites.
North Carolina has established itself as one of the country’s top rebounding teams. Even without a major post presence. In Saturday’s victory against Georgia Tech, the Tar Heels held a 46-25 rebounding advantage.
That resulted in a season-high 26 second-chance points. It helped offset 42.2 percent shooting from the field. The mark was the second-worst shooting percentage in a North Carolina victory this season.
Joel Berry was one of the players with shooting woes. He was 3-for-17 from the field Saturday. Berry made a career-high nine free throws. He matched a career-best with eight rebounds.
| Name |
Assists |
Turnovers |
Ratio |
| UNC |
17.60 |
12.90 |
1.36 |
| VATEC |
17.53 |
13.16 |
1.33 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Total |
| UNC |
13.75 |
29.80 |
43.55 |
| VATEC |
7.42 |
27.21 |
34.63 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| UNC |
45.97 |
41.35 |
4.62 |
| VATEC |
52.08 |
42.84 |
9.24 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
15-4 |
10-1 |
5-3 |
10-7-1 |
7-3 |
3-4-1 |
82.84 |
71.53 |
11.31 |
| Last 10 |
7-3 |
5-1 |
2-2 |
5-4-1 |
4-2 |
1-2-1 |
79.70 |
70.90 |
8.80 |
| vs Conf |
4-2 |
3-0 |
1-2 |
2-3-1 |
2-1 |
0-2-1 |
75.67 |
70.67 |
5.00 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
13-5 |
10-1 |
3-4 |
8-6 |
5-2 |
3-4 |
85.83 |
72.00 |
13.83 |
| Last 10 |
6-4 |
5-1 |
1-3 |
2-5 |
1-2 |
1-3 |
77.10 |
69.70 |
7.40 |
| vs Conf |
2-3 |
1-1 |
1-2 |
1-4 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
71.60 |
76.40 |
-4.80 |
| Title |
Stat |
Rank |
Stat |
Rank |
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense |
82.70 |
29 |
73.00 |
167 |
| Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense |
73.63 |
76 |
68.42 |
127 |
| Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed |
42.75 |
1 |
30.42 |
31 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense |
85.63 |
13 |
71.25 |
122 |
| Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense |
88.25 |
20 |
70.13 |
56 |
| Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed |
36.17 |
163 |
36.00 |
135 |
| Team |
record |
ATS |
O/U |
AVG |
AVG ½ |
FG% |
REB |
3PT |
steals |
| North Carolina |
9-1 |
3-7 |
1-9 |
73.90 |
34.10 |
43.75 |
43.60 |
56/195 |
5.90 |
| Virginia Tech |
1-9 |
7-3 |
1-9 |
65.40 |
32.40 |
39.62 |
30.70 |
78/221 |
7.40 |
| Date |
Away |
away score |
Home |
home score |
line |
ATS |
Total |
O/U |
FG% Edge |
Reb Edge |
3PT Edge |
Away Half Score |
Home Half Score |
Away FG% |
Home FG% |
Away Rebounds |
Home Rebounds |
Away Three Pointers |
Home Three Pointers |
Away Steals |
Home Steals |
| Jan 26, 2017 |
VATEC |
72 |
UNC |
91 |
-15 |
UNC |
165.5 |
U |
VATEC |
UNC |
UNC |
33 |
44 |
51 |
49.3 |
22 |
43 |
9/25 |
14/30 |
4 |
3 |
| Jan 24, 2016 |
UNC |
75 |
VATEC |
70 |
13 |
VATEC |
160.5 |
U |
VATEC |
UNC |
VATEC |
39 |
34 |
37.8 |
40 |
48 |
33 |
3/23 |
8/20 |
11 |
4 |
| Jan 18, 2015 |
VATEC |
53 |
UNC |
68 |
-22 |
VATEC |
147 |
U |
UNC |
UNC |
VATEC |
21 |
34 |
35.8 |
44.1 |
22 |
49 |
10/29 |
5/16 |
13 |
7 |
| Mar 1, 2014 |
UNC |
60 |
VATEC |
56 |
11 |
VATEC |
136.5 |
U |
UNC |
VATEC |
VATEC |
28 |
21 |
41.8 |
35.6 |
33 |
34 |
5/17 |
7/24 |
7 |
4 |
| Feb 2, 2013 |
VATEC |
60 |
UNC |
72 |
-16 |
VATEC |
159 |
U |
VATEC |
UNC |
UNC |
32 |
26 |
38.7 |
37.5 |
34 |
47 |
4/13 |
5/24 |
8 |
6 |
| Jan 19, 2012 |
UNC |
82 |
VATEC |
68 |
6.5 |
UNC |
145.5 |
O |
UNC |
UNC |
VATEC |
34 |
39 |
45.5 |
36.8 |
51 |
28 |
4/14 |
13/31 |
4 |
6 |
| Jan 13, 2011 |
VATEC |
61 |
UNC |
64 |
-5.5 |
VATEC |
143 |
U |
UNC |
UNC |
VATEC |
31 |
24 |
39.6 |
41.3 |
33 |
46 |
11/23 |
5/21 |
13 |
6 |
| Feb 4, 2010 |
UNC |
70 |
VATEC |
74 |
-3.5 |
VATEC |
145.5 |
U |
UNC |
UNC |
Push |
35 |
33 |
43.4 |
38.8 |
40 |
36 |
4/15 |
4/19 |
3 |
8 |
| Jan 10, 2010 |
VATEC |
64 |
UNC |
78 |
-9 |
UNC |
148.5 |
U |
UNC |
UNC |
UNC |
38 |
34 |
35.8 |
53.8 |
35 |
38 |
4/18 |
5/16 |
10 |
7 |
| Mar 13, 2009 |
VATEC |
76 |
UNC |
79 |
-11.5 |
VATEC |
155.5 |
U |
VATEC |
UNC |
VATEC |
42 |
43 |
44.8 |
44.6 |
30 |
41 |
8/19 |
6/19 |
4 |
5 |
| North Carolina is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games |
| North Carolina is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina’s last 5 games on the road |
| North Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Virginia Tech |
| North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Virginia Tech |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina’s last 5 games when playing Virginia Tech |
| North Carolina is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Virginia Tech |
| North Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Virginia Tech |
| Virginia Tech is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games |
| Virginia Tech is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games |
| Virginia Tech is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Virginia Tech’s last 5 games |
| Virginia Tech is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home |
| Virginia Tech is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina |
| Virginia Tech is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia Tech’s last 5 games when playing North Carolina |
| Virginia Tech is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against North Carolina |
| Virginia Tech is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against North Carolina |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
Total |
ATS Result |
field goal percentage |
free throw percentage |
three pointers |
Location |
| Jan 20, 2018 |
GATEC |
80-66 |
W |
-13.5 |
139.5 |
W/O |
42.42 |
79.17 |
5 |
H |
| Jan 16, 2018 |
CLEMS |
87-79 |
W |
-7.5 |
147 |
W/O |
50.98 |
83.33 |
15 |
H |
| Jan 13, 2018 |
ND |
69-68 |
W |
-5 |
146.5 |
L/U |
42.62 |
64.71 |
6 |
A |
| Jan 9, 2018 |
BC |
96-66 |
W |
-13.5 |
155.5 |
W/O |
50.00 |
100.00 |
9 |
H |
| Jan 6, 2018 |
VIRGA |
49-61 |
L |
4.5 |
134 |
L/U |
29.63 |
81.82 |
8 |
A |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
Total |
ATS Result |
field goal percentage |
free throw percentage |
three pointers |
Location |
| Jan 20, 2018 |
FLAST |
82-91 |
L |
-1.5 |
161.5 |
L/O |
53.33 |
53.33 |
10 |
H |
| Jan 13, 2018 |
LOUIS |
86-94 |
L |
5 |
148 |
L/O |
49.18 |
81.82 |
8 |
A |
| Jan 10, 2018 |
WAKE |
83-75 |
W |
2.5 |
157 |
W/O |
50.88 |
81.25 |
12 |
A |
| Jan 6, 2018 |
PITT |
81-67 |
W |
-16.5 |
144.5 |
L/O |
52.63 |
73.91 |
4 |
H |
| Jan 3, 2018 |
VIRGA |
52-78 |
L |
3.5 |
133.5 |
L/U |
36.17 |
69.57 |
2 |
H |
Next up:
North Carolina home to North Carolina State Saturday, January 27
Virginia Tech at Notre Dame Saturday, January 27
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