Lehigh at North Carolina odds, picks and predictions
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (0-2) visit the North Carolina Tar Heels (1-0) on Sunday. Tip from Dean E. Smith Center is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Lehigh vs. North Carolina odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Lehigh dropped its 2nd straight game in a 74-65 loss to Penn State on Friday, but covered as 17.5-point road underdogs. G Keith Higgins Jr. led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting while adding 8 rebounds and 2 assists. He was the only Lehigh player in double digits.
UNC, ranked No. 21 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, won its opening game 86-70 against Radford on Monday, but did not cover as an 18.5-point home favorite. F Armando Bacot led all scorers with 25 points while adding 13 rebounds for the double-double.
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Lehigh at North Carolina odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:46 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Lehigh +2200 (bet $100 to win $2200) | North Carolina -8000 (bet $8000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Lehigh +22.5 (-102) | North Carolina -22.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 155.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Lehigh at North Carolina picks and predictions
Prediction
UNC 87, Lehigh 61
Moneyline
PASS.
There is no profit to be made on a UNC victory against a far less superior Lehigh team.
Against the spread
LEAN UNC -22.5 (-110).
The Tar Heels struggled on defense in the 1st half of their season-opener allowing 41 points and then held Radford to just 29 points in the 2nd half. Once they locked in, they became the dominant team we are used to seeing and will see on Sunday. For Lehigh, it has struggled to score efficiently which will lead to UNC opening up a lead and running away with this game.
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Over/Under
BET UNDER 155.5 (-105).
While the Mountain Hawks put up 78 points in their 1st game against a division opponent in Cornell, they only scored 65 points in their 2nd game pointing toward their inability to score against tougher opponents. UNC will be a much tougher team to beat than Penn State and will create a difficult environment for Lehigh to score. While UNC will run away with this game, they will not press the score enough to hit the Over.
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