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Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils won a back-and-forth affair against the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday night, in the first game between the two since the retirement of legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski. The contest was defined by defense, with the Tar Heels not scoring for nearly four minutes to close out the […]

The Duke Blue Devils have had a decent season so far under first-year head coach Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils are currently 17-6 overall and sport an 8-4 record in ACC conference play. They are also currently on a three-game win streak with wins against Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and most recently on Saturday against […]

A meeting between Duke and North Carolina often has implications on national rankings, and certainly has a big impact on Atlantic Coast Conference standings in nearly all seasons. While neither the Blue Devils and Tar Heels are ranked in the Top 25 this season and they aren’t at the top of the ACC standings, Saturday’s […]

The rivalry between Duke and UNC is being mentioned in the same breath as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox ahead of Saturday’s much-anticipated college basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.  Saturday’s game is the first Duke vs. UNC matchup since the ACC teams met in last year’s Final Four. ESPN’s Seth Greenberg […]

The Pittsburgh Panthers (15-7) visit the North Carolina Tar Heels (15-6) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Pitt-North Carolina prediction, pick, and how to watch. Pitt has won four of their last five games and sits at 8-3 and in third […]

The Syracuse Orange entered Tuesday night’s matchup against North Carolina with a chance at a strong, resume-building victory. In what turned out to be an exciting back and forth game, it game down to the final seconds. After Syracuse guard Judah Mintz was called for for back to back fouls, Jim Boeheim had some choice […]

Two ACC blue blood programs face off in New York as the North Carolina Tar Heels (14-6) take on the Syracuse Orange (13-7). You won’t want to miss this primetime matchup on ESPN. Check out our college basketball odds series for our North Carolina-Syracuse prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels come into this season […]

It goes without saying that North Carolina basketball has one of the richest lineages in the sport’s history. Armando Bacot has to be included in that prestigious group now that he has become the program’s all-time leader in double-doubles and rebounds, according to the ACC Network. Bacot leaped ahead of Billy Cunningham after recording his 61st […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard John Wall was an absolute stud back in Lexington during his college days with the Kentucky Wildcats. Wall, however, made a recent admission that he could have ended up playing college basketball in Chapel Hill, particularly with the North Carolina Tar Heels, if it weren’t for the poor reception he got […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels are having a tough 2022-23 college basketball season so far, but they got some good news recently with No. 2 2024 prospect Ian Jackson announcing his decision to commit to North Carolina basketball. Jackson gave his personal reason why he decided to take his talents to Chapel Hill over the […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels took another punch in the stomach Tuesday night, as they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville to the tune of a 65-58 score. The Hoos stopped the momentum of North Carolina basketball, which was coming off two wins in a row — both at Chapel Hill. North Carolina basketball […]

The Michigan Wolverines take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Michigan North Carolina prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels scored a big victory over Ohio State this past weekend in New York, but now we get to find out just how big that win […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in New York. Check out our college basketball odds series for our North Carolina Ohio State prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels are waiting. They don’t want to wait, but they are waiting for their March 2022 level of performance to return. […]

The Citadel Bulldogs take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Check out our college basketball odds series for our The Citadel North Carolina prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels are not finding answers to their problems. They have lost four of their last five games. They are 6-4 on the season through 10 […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels take on the Virginia Tech Hokies. Check out our college basketball odds series for our North Carolina Virginia Tech prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels are not improving. They’re not. Maybe they soon will, but if you were looking for a clear sign that they had begun to […]

The Indiana Hoosiers have just sent yet another strong message across the college basketball world with a resounding 77-65 victory over preseason No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels at Assembly Hall Wednesday night. With the win at home, Indiana basketball is now 7-0 to start the season. That victory is also just another reminder that […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our North Carolina Indiana prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels are not turning the corner. They had hoped that Sunday’s game against Alabama would be a wakeup call after their Friday loss to Iowa State […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. Check out our college basketball odds series for our North Carolina Alabama prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels are not playing particularly well. They have finally lost a game, having dropped a decision to Iowa State this past Friday in Portland, but […]

The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Gardner Webb North Carolina prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels are not playing particularly well. They have time to get into the flow of the season, and the first few games on their […]

The Charleston Cougars take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Charleston North Carolina prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels came agonizingly close to winning the 2022 NCAA Tournament. They held a double-digit lead over the Kansas Jayhawks at halftime of the national championship game […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels failed to complete their mission in the 2021-22 season which was to win the national title. However, they are still regarded as a powerhouse coming into the 2022-23 campaign. In fact, Tar Heels basketball has just been ranked No. 1 overall in the AP Top 25 preseason poll. The Tar […]

GG Jackson, the No. 1 player in the class of 2023, just made history for North Carolina, Unfortunately for Tar Heels fans, it’s not a moment they’ll want to remember. The 5-star forward became the first UNC decommit since 2003, when J.R. Smith infamously skipped college for the NBA draft. College basketball fans, as reactive […]

North Carolina basketball’s Twitter tweeted out Friday asking who people’s favorite UNC point guard of all-time is. Lakers star LeBron James responded with his: Ed Cota — LeBron James (@KingJames) May 6, 2022 Ed Cota played for UNC in the late 1990s and into the 1999-2000 season. That’s right when James began tearing up the […]

The rich just got richer. The North Carolina Tar Heels, who made it to the NCAA championship game this past season, just made recruiting waves on Wednesday. Five-star recruit GG Jackson, who was also considering the rival Duke Blue Devils, has announced his commitment to the Tar Heels, as reported by 247 Sports. #BREAKING: 5⭐️ […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels have their hearts set on returning to the National Championship Game.  After Armando Bacot and RJ Davis decided to stick with the Tar Heels, all eyes turned to Caleb Love. With an average of 15.9 points per game during the regular season and 18.8 points per game during the NCAA […]

The first season for the North Carolina Tar Heels under head coach Hubert Davis was unbelievably successful. They beat the Duke Blue Devils in Mike Krzyzewski’s last home game and in their first-ever matchup in the NCAA Tournament. As an eighth seed, they made it to the National Championship Game behind incredible performances from several […]

The NCAA Championship Game between Kansas and North Carolina was already one of the greatest title games in recent memory. It’s made even better when you get to watch it with some of the greatest to ever play the game. I was privileged to be invited into a unique watch party on Let’s Hang Live to […]

The Kansas Jayhawks pulled off the biggest comeback victory in NCAA Championship Game history on Monday night. They trailed the North Carolina Tar Heels by 16 points late in the first half, and 15 points at the break. The Jayhawks managed to erase the entire deficit in less than 10 minutes, in route to winning […]

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis couldn’t help but be emotional after his team lost the NCAA title game to the Kansas Jayhawks in a real heartbreaker. The Tar Heels went ahead by 15 at halftime, 40-25, and it looked like they were on their way to a rather dominant victory. Davis’ in-game […]

When Bill Self and his Kansas City Jayhawks found themselves trailing by 16 at one point in the first of their NCAA title game with the North Carolina Tar Heels, it looked but over for the team. They ended up behind by 15 points at halftime, 40-25, with their chances of coming back looking slim. […]

Charles Barkley does not exactly have an excellent track record when it comes to his infamous guarantees. However, as it turns out, Sir Charles gets it right when it matters the most. This is exactly how things turned out on Monday night as his latest guarantee came to fruition following Kansas’ epic comeback win over […]

North Carolina put up an all-out stand against Kansas in the NCAA title game on Monday night. Perhaps no other moment clearly personified that than Puff Johnson’s vomit incident in the second half. With just a little over four minutes left, and Kansas leading by two points, Johnson got hit in the stomach and fell […]

The Kansas Jayhawks just pulled off one of the biggest comebacks of the years after they mounted a furious come-from-behind victory over North Carolina in the NCAA title game on Monday night. It was an epic victory for Kansas which have now secured their fourth national title in the history of the program. It wasn’t […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are the national champions. It wasn’t an easy road, though, and they had to pull off an incredible second half comeback to take down a feisty North Carolina Tar Heels squad led by first year head coach Hubert Davis. Naturally, the NBA world was tuned in throughout the showdown, with the likes […]

Kansas finally ended its NCAA title drought and captured its first trophy since 2008 after completing a come-from-behind win over North Carolina on Monday night, 72-69. Kansas made a fiery rally in the second half to erase a 15-point deficit, making it the biggest comeback victory in NCAA championship game history, surpassing Kentucky’s 10-point rally […]

Have you seen the movie Any Given Sunday? The one wherein a star football player, played by Jamie Foxx, vomited before every game. Well, life imitated art on Monday night in the NCAA title game after North Carolina guard Puff Johnson puked on the floor. With just a little over four minutes left in a […]

North Carolina Tar Heels coach Hubert Davis is hyped. How hyped is he? Well, you just need to watch his in-game interview during the national title game against the Kansas Jayhawks to know that. With just seven minutes remaining in the first half and North Carolina getting off to a 22-18 lead, Davis expressed his […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are looking to cap off a sensational 33-6 season with a national championship on Monday night in their showdown vs UNC. Led by head coach Bill Self, senior guard Ochai Agbaji and junior guard Christian Braun, the Jayhawks are looking to bring home their first title since 2008. However, a national championship […]

LeBron James has been a trend-setter ever since he came into the league. The Los Angeles Lakers star was one of the most hyped high school prospects in 2003, and he parlayed that hype into being the first overall pick in that draft. Since then, he’s gone on to be the greatest player of his […]