December 26, 2009 | 4:30 PM EST, Charlotte, NC, on ESPN Meineke Car Care Bowl North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4) vs Pittsburgh Panthers (9-3) Opening Line: Opening Line Pitt -3 (current line Pitt -2.5) Click Here for more Free College Football Bowl Picks Game Preview: They could easily call this one the disappointment bowl as both teams showed enough promise to play later in the … [Read more...]
Game Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Texas Longhorns
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2009 #10 North Carolina Tar Heels (8-2) v #2 Texas Longhorns (9-0) The No. 2 Texas Longhorns will host the No.10 North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday at future Final Four site --Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Since 1980, Texas has played North Carolina four times with the series history tied 2-2. The last time these two teams met was on Mar. 20, 2004. The … [Read more...]
Game Preview: Michigan State Spartans vs North Carolina Tar Heels
#9 Michigan State Spartans (5-1) v #10 North Carolina Tar Heels (6-1) The No. 9 Michigan State Spartans will travel to Chapel Hill on Tuesday to take on defending NCAA champs, the No. 10 North Carolina Tar Heels in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The last time these two teams me was April 6, 2009. The Heels stomped out the Spartans NCAA Championship dreams with an 89-72 victory in the 2008 NCAA … [Read more...]
ACC – 2009-2010 Basketball Betting Preview
North Carolina starts without its top four scorers from a year ago, but oddsmakers still list the Tar Heels among the favorites (+700) to repeat as champions, thanks in part to recruits like Josh Henson. UNC lost its top seven scorers after its title in 2005, but still finished in the top 10 the following year. Duke will likely start five McDonald's AllAmericans, as Coach K fields a new-look … [Read more...]
Game Preview: Northern Carolina Central Eagles vs North Carolina Tar Heels
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2009 Northern Carolina Central Eagles (0-0) vs North Carolina Tar Heels (1-0) The 100th home opener for the North Carolina Tar Heels ended in an easy 88-72 win over Florida International. UNC shot 55 percent from the field in the game, including 64 percent in the second half. The Tar Heels defense allowed the Golden Panthers to only 33 percent shooting and were fueled … [Read more...]
ACC – 2009 Football Betting Preview
When you think ACC you think - Basketball. Programs like North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech are all nationally successful and respected in the hoops world. In 2005 after the ACC expanded to 12 teams nobody could have predicted the effect it would have had on it's conference’s teams in football. You would have thought that Miami and Florida State, would be the superpowers of the … [Read more...]