There's just no other rivalry in sports like Duke vs. North Carolina. Two schools with top-tier basketball programs and and extensive history of battles separated by about 10 miles. Saturday brings us the latest installment of the Tobacco Road rivalry with No. 7 Duke listed at 4.5 underdogs against No. 3 UNC.
Ahead of the season, the Blue Devils were among the favorites in the NCAA Championship odds at +1200 while the Tar Heels were +3000 to win it all at FanDuel. Now, with roughly one month left in the regular season, the Tar Hells are rolling and look to maintain control of the ACC with a matchup against the Blue Devils on the schedule.
Here's a look at the updated NCAA title odds.
NCAA Championship Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Purdue | +700 |
| Connecticut | +850 |
| Houston | +850 |
| North Carolina | +1400 |
| Tennessee | +1400 |
| Arizona | +1600 |
| Auburn | +1600 |
| Alabama | +2000 |
| Duke | +2500 |
| Kentucky | +2500 |
| Iowa State | +2500 |
| Wisconsin | +2500 |
| Marquette | +3000 |
| Kansas | +3000 |
| Illinois | +3500 |
| Baylor | +4000 |
| Creighton | +4500 |
| BYU | +5000 |
| Michigan State | +5500 |
| Florida Atlantic | +6000 |
| TCU | +7500 |
| New Mexico | +7500 |
| Saint Mary's | +7500 |
| Dayton | +7500 |
| Utah | +9000 |
| Colorado | +9000 |
| Mississippi State | +9000 |
| Texas Tech | +9000 |
| Oklahoma | +9000 |
| Northwestern | +9000 |
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The Tar Heels were a late basket away from entering Saturday's matchup against Duke on an 11-game win streak but they are still getting plenty of love from oddsmakers. They are -370 to win the ACC with Duke listed at +270 and UNC is +330 to make the Final Four with Duke listed at +600.
Did you know North Carolina sports betting will go live on March 11? Just in time for the NCCA Tournament. Stay tuned for the latest news.
Duke and UNC are essentially in a two-team race in the conference with a second matchup against each other to close out the regular season. According to ESPN's BPI, the Tar Heels have the 48th-toughest remaining strength of schedule and Duke has the 54th-toughest schedule for the rest of the season. However, both UNC (2.8%) and Duke (2.0%) are ninth and 11th respectively in BPI's title chance rankings.
