North Carolina takes its No. 2 ranking on the road to ever dangerous Blacksburg, Virg., to play the desperate Virginia Tech Hokies, a team looking to boost its NCAA Tournament creditentials. Sports odds professionals at Sportsbook.com have not overlooked the dangerous venue the Tar Heels are facing installing them as 9.5-point favorites over the Hokies with a 161 total. North Carolina is a -500 favorite on the Sportsbook.com moneyline while Virginia Tech backers are getting +400 ML home juice.
[Sportsbook.com is one of the largest and most successful sports books serving America’s online gambling needs. Make Sportsbook.com your betting home today.] The Tar Heels are 7-2 on the road this season and have won 20 of the last 22 road games, 13 of 15 against ACC teams. The Tar Heels are coming off a 104-73 win over Georgia Tech at home on Saturday.
The Hokies enter tonight’s game with a 17-11 overall record and are 7-7 in ACC action.
Virginia Tech is coming off a 72-65 loss to Duke at home on Sunday. North Carolina leads the series 57-12 and has won 20 of the last 22 meetings but is 2-2 in the last four games.
Tech won the last meeting in Cassell Coliseum, a 94-88 victory on Jan. 13, 2007, when the Tar Heels were the topranked team in the nation … The Hokies are 2-3 against UNC in the ACC series and 2-4 against the Tar Heels since joining the ACC.
Tonight's game has all the makings of a Virginia Tech upset; our pick: Virginia Tech +9.5 ATS.
