{"id":36247,"date":"2011-03-22T15:06:06","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T22:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=36247"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:30:40","slug":"march-madness-tournament-previews-lines-marquette-vs-north-carolina-free-prediction-22311","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/march-madness-tournament-previews-lines-marquette-vs-north-carolina-free-prediction-22311\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness Betting \u2013 Golden Eagles vs. Tar Heels Free Sweet 16 Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

2011 NCAA Tournament Predictions \u2013 Marquette Golden Eagles vs UNC Tar Heels Preview<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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#11 Marquette vs. #2 North Carolina<\/strong>
\nSWEET 16 – NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET \u2013 EAST REGION<\/strong>
\nDate\/Time: <\/strong>Friday, March 25, 7:15 p.m. ET
\nVenue: <\/strong>Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
\nBroadcast: <\/strong>CBS
\nMarquette Golden Eagles vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Betting Lines from Sportsbook.com<\/strong>
\nMoney Line: <\/strong>Marquette +170, North Carolina -210
\nSpread: <\/strong>North Carolina -4.5
\nOver\/Under: <\/strong>150
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Marquette Golden Eagles (22-14)<\/strong><\/p>\n

All that hype for the Big East and it\u2019s UConn and Marquette of all teams that reach the Sweet 16. Go figure. While Marquette has gotten some luck in the NCAA tournament \u2013 its first two opponents, Xavier and Syracuse, combined for 31 turnovers \u2013 it\u2019s time to take notice that this team isn\u2019t a pushover as a No. 11 seed.<\/p>\n

Darius Johnson-Odom has been the X-factor for Marquette so far in the tourney, tallying 19 and 17 points in his two games. Marquette has overcome underdog status to beat the spread in both March Madness matchups and is 4-1 ATS over its last five overall.<\/p>\n

North Carolina Tar Heels (28-7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Carolina reminds me of Duke so far in the NCAA Tournament. Like the Blue Devils, UNC is a deep, talent-rich squad. And, like the Blue Devils, UNC had to battle through a scare against an underdog team in the round of 32. \"Online<\/p>\n

On the bright side, the Tar Heels\u2019 offense is flying. They dropped 102 points on Long Island and 86 on Washington. Harrison Barnes, not surprisingly, delivered by averaging 23 points over those two wins. Guard Kendall Marshall averaged 12 assists over that span. Tyler Zeller was the biggest story. The seven-footer exploded for 32 points against Long Island and dropped 23 on Washington.<\/p>\n

North Carolina\u2019s problem in the tourney so far has been defense. It let both Long Island and Washington top the 80-point barrier. The fast-paced game plays into UNC\u2019s style but, sooner or later, the Tar Heels have to commit more to stopping their opponents from scoring.<\/p>\n

Trends<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Under is 17-5 in MARQ last 22 overall.
\nOver is 11-4 in MARQ last 15 NCAA Tournament games.
\nOver is 7-3 in MARQ last 10 non-conference games.<\/p>\n

The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNC relied on its superior depth and skill to outgun Long Island and Washington. I don\u2019t see Marquette\u2019s attack posing an especially different or tougher threat than those opponents did. Sure, some say UNC is streaky, but guess what? It\u2019s a hot streak right now. I think the Tar Heels will keep firing on all cylinders, especially with Marshall distributing the ball beautifully without turning it over so far in the tourney.<\/p>\n

Now that they got their scare against Washington out of the way, I could see the Tar Heels having an easier time with Marquette.<\/p>\n

Marquette vs North Carolina prediction: <\/strong>North Carolina 82, Marquette 70<\/p>\n

Money Line: North Carolina -210
\nSpread: North Carolina -4.5
\nOver\/Under: OVER 150<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Marquette Golden Eagles vs. North Carolina Tar Heels matchup in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. It’s East Region Sweet 16 betting action. Odds for this tournament matchup favor the Tar Heels by -4.5. The total for this game is currently 150. Here is a preview and free Ncaa basketball betting pick\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":24374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1415],"tags":[28750,46787,11675,6250,4450,4212,4633,11741,12060,20535,478,47376,47017,47375,47372,47373,47374,21162,4694,4821,4691,1862,9591,11734],"class_list":["post-36247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-28750","tag-2011-ncaa-tournament","tag-brackets","tag-cbb-odds","tag-college-basketball-gambling","tag-college-basketball-handicapping","tag-college-basketball-picks","tag-east-region","tag-east-region-picks","tag-free-cbb-picks","tag-free-prediction","tag-golden-eagles-vs-tar-heels-free-pick","tag-march-madness-tournament-odds","tag-marquette-golden-eagles-vs-north-carolina-tar-heels","tag-marquette-vs-north-carolina","tag-marquette-vs-north-carolina-odds","tag-marquette-vs-north-carolina-preview","tag-ncaa-basketball-predictions","tag-ncaa-hoops-predictions","tag-ncaab-lines","tag-ncaab-predictions","tag-online-sportsbooks","tag-sweet-16","tag-sweet-16-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36247"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107260,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36247\/revisions\/107260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}