ACC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 16

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 16, 2024

The Saturday college basketball slate includes one game featuring an ACC team on the court. That matchup? The the NC State Wolfpack squaring off against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Here are our recomendations for the best bets on action throughout the conference.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the ACC based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: NC State (+10) vs UNC

The spread for this game suggested by the model (8.4 points) is less than the 10-point edge DraftKings gives to North Carolina, though the data still has them as the favorite.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
NC State 16-18-1 8-12-0 8-6-1 8-9-0 4-6-1 11-12-1
North Carolina 19-14-0 17-13-0 2-1-0 8-7-0 7-3-0 13-9-0

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Total Pick: NC State vs North Carolina Over (144.5)

The model projects a total 5.6 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game.

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
North Carolina 15-17-1 7-7-1 2-8-0 7-15-0
NC State 20-14-1 9-7-1 6-5-0 14-10-0

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Moneyline Pick: North Carolina (-535) vs NC State (+400)

Score Prediction: North Carolina 79, NC State 71

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
North Carolina 23-5 2-1 12-1 0-0 6-2 2-0 17-3 2-0
NC State 12-4 5-10 8-3 0-2 2-1 2-6 8-4 5-7

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Today’s ACC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
NC State (21-14) vs North Carolina (27-6) 8:30 PM ET ESPN North Carolina (-10) 144.5

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