The North Carolina Tar Heels (17-11) travel to face off against the Florida State Seminoles (16-11) on Monday, February 24th. This game will be played at Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee and televised on ESPN. North Carolina is coming off a win in their previous game, while Florida State is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Louisville. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

North Carolina Tar Heels vs Florida State Seminoles

The Tar Heels Are Coming Off A Win

North Carolina Tar Heels Recent Game/Games

North Carolina improved to 17-11 on the season with an 81-66 win over Virginia on Saturday. The Tar Heels, playing at home, were -9.5 favorites and covered the spread. The total points for the game were 147, surpassing the O/U line of 140.5.

UNC took control early, leading 46-34 at halftime. They scored 35 points in the 2nd half while holding Virginia to 32 points.

The Seminoles Are Coming Off A Win

Florida State Seminoles Recent Game/Games

Florida State fell to 16-11 on the season after an 89-81 loss to Louisville on Saturday. The Seminoles went into the game as +13.5 point underdogs but managed to cover the spread.

FSU trailed 45-31 at halftime but put up 50 points in the second half while allowing 44. The total points for the game were 170, surpassing the over/under line of 154.5.

Tar Heels Offense Breakdown

North Carolina put up 81 points in their latest game, shooting 48.2% from the field and knocking down 56.2% of their threes (9/16). Their effective field goal percentage was 57.1%, and they hit 81.8% of their free throws (18/22).

Jae’Lyn Withers was 4/6 from deep, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Ian Jackson went 3/3 from beyond the arc, also scoring 16 points in just 18 minutes. Isaac McKneely contributed 17 points and 4 assists, despite shooting 2/7 from three.

Seminoles Offense Breakdown

Florida State put up 81 points in their last game, shooting 54.2% from the field. They were dominant inside, hitting 66.7% of their two-point attempts, but struggled from beyond the arc, connecting on just 4 of 17 threes for a 23.5% rate.

Malique Ewin was nearly perfect from the field, going 9 of 10, while J’Vonne Hadley hit both of his threes and finished 7 of 11 overall. The Seminoles recorded 11 assists and 8 offensive rebounds, with a free-throw percentage of 76.5%.

Tar Heels Team Defense

North Carolina’s defense gave up 66 points in their last game, allowing the opposing team to shoot 48% from the field, with 27 made baskets on 56 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 18 two-point field goals on 40 attempts, a 45% shooting rate.

From three-point range, the Tar Heels allowed 9 made threes on 16 attempts, with the opposing team shooting 56%. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 22 times, where they converted 18 for 81%. North Carolina gave up 11 offensive rebounds.

Seminoles Team Defense

North Carolina’s defense gave up 66 points in their last game, with opponents shooting 48% from the field on 27 of 56 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 45% shooting, as the other team went 18 for 40 on two-point shots.

From three-point range, North Carolina’s defense struggled, giving up 9 threes on 16 attempts, a 56% shooting rate. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 22 times, where they converted 18 free throws, shooting 81%. North Carolina allowed 11 offensive rebounds.

Tar Heels vs Seminoles Trends

• Across their five previous road games, North Carolina has an ATS mark of 0-4-1. Their straight up record in these matchups was 1-4 while averaging 70 points per game.
• In their last ten games at home, the Seminoles have a straight up record of 3-7 while going 4-6 vs. the spread. The team averaged 73 points per game in this stretch.
• Through their last five games as the betting underdog, the Seminoles have a strong record vs the spread going 3-2. Their straight up mark in these contests is 2-3.
• Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the favorite, the Tar Heels have a straight up record of 9-1. Their record vs the spread in these games was 4-6.

Tar Heels vs Seminoles Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +2.5, we have the Seminoles as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 156.5 and given that our model is projecting 145 points between the teams, we like the under.

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