North Carolina Tar Heels vs California Golden Bears Picks and Predictions

North Carolina Tar Heels vs California Golden Bears Best Betting Picks

North Carolina Tar Heels
Line: -6.5 Total: o150.5 Score: 0

California Golden Bears
Line: +6.5 Total: u150.5 Score: 0

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Best Bets for the North Carolina Tar Heels vs California Golden Bears

Below are the top 5 sports handicappers with picks on this game. Experts are listed in order based based on their hit rate from previous picks on the North Carolina Tar Heels and/or California Golden Bears games and their overall NCAAB rankings. Visit their website directly to purchase their best bets for the day.

Rank	Sports Handicapper	30 Day NCAAB Record	NCAAB Season Record	Hit Rate	Website
#1	Patrick Adams	51-17 (75%), +$14,675	122-61 (67%), +$26,135	63%	View Website
#2	Richard Hartline	40-19 (68%), +$9,545	111-52 (68%), +$26,995	83%	View Website
#3	Jimmy Lawrence	45-25 (64%), +$8,130	122-65 (65%), +$24,385	67%	View Website
#4	Matt O'Brien	43-25 (63%), +$7,865	101-71 (59%), +$11,450	45%	View Website
#5	Max "Chief" Stuzman	33-25 (57%), +$2,975	99-72 (58%), +$10,225	75%	View Website

Vegas Trends and Betting Odds

North Carolina Tar Heels have won the past 3 out of 5 games (2 of 5 ATS) while the California Golden Bears have won the past 1 out of 5 games (1 of 5 ATS). The North Carolina Tar Heels are 2 and 3 on the most recent away games while the California Golden Bears are 3 and 2 at home. Vegas has the line at North Carolina Tar Heels -6.5 and the total at 150.5.

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