Syracuse Orange vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/28/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, February 28, 2022

Venue:  Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +7.5, UNC -7.5; Over/Under:  157 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +7.5, UNC -7.5; Over/Under:  156.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +7.5, UNC -7.5; Over/Under:  156.5 points

 

Syracuse Orange:  15-14 (8th place, ACC)

North Carolina Tar Heels:  21-8 (3rd place, ACC)

 

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Syracuse Orange:  2-3 last 5

North Carolina Tar Heels:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Syracuse is coming into this game with a 15-14 record overall and they are 3-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 19th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 9-9 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Duke Blue Devils in their last game. Buddy Boeheim led the team in points in that game with 23 while Joseph Girard III was next on the team with 18 points. Boeheim and Bourama Sidibe off the bench both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Benny Williams led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 49.2% from the field, 26.3% from 3-point range, and 90% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 77 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 74 PPG against them. Syracuse has an ATS record of 14-15 this season and their O/U record is 15-14.

 

 

UNC is coming into this game with a 21-8 record overall and they are 14-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 19th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 13-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Pittsburgh Panthers while their 3 wins since then came against the Virginia Tech Hokies, the Louisville Cardinals, and the NC State Wolfpack in their last game. Armando Bacot led the team in points in that game with 28 while Brady Manek, Caleb Love, and Puff Johnson off the bench were both next on the team with 16 points each. Manek led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Bacot led the team in rebounds with 18. They were 51.8% from the field, 26.3% from 3-point range, and 91.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 77.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.1 PPG against them. UNC has an ATS record of 13-15-1 this season and their O/U record is 17-12.

 

Syracuse has been a very inconsistent team this season and their record really shows that as they are 15-14 with 2 games left on their schedule. They have lost 2 straight games coming into this one and both were double digit losses for them. They need to win one more game of their last 2 or their coach will have his first losing season with the team in over 40 years of coaching there. They have really struggled on the road though with a 3-7 record this season and they are going up against a UNC team that has been a solid 14-2 at home this season and is sitting in 3rd place of the ACC with a 13-5 record against conference opponents. UNC has been gaining some steam recently with 3 straight wins and they are even coming off of a win on the road by double digits. They have not been blowing away too many opponents this season though and Syracuse will come to play hard in this game trying to get 1 more win for their coach. UNC is much better and will get the win at home here but Syracuse will put up a fight here and should only lose by single digits.

 

Syracuse North Carolina Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Monday, February 28, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is UNC 84 Syracuse 77.

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Syracuse Orange: 10-3 ATS after 2 or more consecutive losses. 24-11 OVER as an underdog. 21-9 OVER in road games.

North Carolina Tar Heels: 3-10 ATS off a road win. 23-18 OVER in all home games. 18-9 OVER after scoring 80 points or more.

 

 

Syracuse Orange:  S. Torrence (G) Ques Mon - Head injury. J. Edwards (C) out for season - Wrist injury.

North Carolina Tar Heels:  L. Black (G) Ques Mon - Knee injury. J. McKoy (F) Ques Mon - Knee injury. D. Garcia (F) out for season - Personal. A. Harris (G) out for season - Undisclosed injury.

 

 

"Mike’s impact on basketball goes so far beyond the wins his teams have accumulated. He has been a unifying leader for the sport at every level, including college, professional and international. It’s impossible to overstate the positive impact he has had for decades.” - Jim Boeheim after his last ever meeting with Coach K on Duke.

 

 

"It’s just learning how to stay together. It's getting in those huddles on the free throw line and just saying, 'Guys, we've got this, we can stay together.' That's huge for us, and in the beginning of the year, that's what we didn't do. We always were just looking at each other, trying to figure out who would make a play to get us back in the game. But when we all play together, especially on the road… we know going into the road, especially in an environment like this, we're already down 10-0 so we've just got to stay composed." - Armando Bacot on getting road wins. 

 

 

 

B. Boeheim 

J. Boeheim 

J. Edwards 

J. Girard 

C. Swider

 

A. Bacot 

L. Black 

R. Davis 

C. Love

B. Manek

 

 

PPG: B. Boeheim (19.1)

APG: J. Girard III (4.2)

Reb/G: C. Swider (6.8)

 

PPG: A. Bacot (16.3)

APG: C. Love (3.7)

Reb/G: A. Bacot (12.5)

 

Coaches:

Syracuse Orange: Jim Boeheim (46th season)

North Carolina Tar Heels: Hubert Davis (1st season)