RED HOT !!!!! FiveStarPick.com is ripping into a 14-2-1 against the spread run and tonight we look to give our members the ATS winners in 4 NCAA Basketball Tournament games.  The focus of today’s preview is the matchup between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Gonzaga Bulldogs.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list North Carolina (30-4 SU, 13-19 ATS) as a 9.5-point favorites with a total of 162.

Gonzaga (28-5 SU, 15-15 ATS) advanced to its first Sweet 16 since 2006 by beating Akron and Western Kentucky.   In their 83-81 win over the Hilltoppers, the Bulldogs freshman guard Demetri Goodson’s threw up a game-winning shot with 0.9 seconds left.  The Zag’s overcame a last-minute Western Kentucky rally as Steffphon Pettigrew tied it up with 7.2 seconds remaining on the clock. All 5 Gonzaga starters were in double figures, but the Zags failed to cover the 10-point spread.  Matt Bouldin led the Zags with 20 points, eight assists and six rebounds.

UNC almost exited early in last Sunday’s second-round matchup against LSU. The Tigers trailed by 9 at intermission, but came out swinging in the second half and scored on six straight possessions to take the lead.  LSU lead by as many as 5 before Ty Lawson took the game over.  Lawson, who had missed UNC’s three previous games with turf toe, poured in 21 of his 23 points in the second half to lead the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16.  North Carolina was able to cover the spread as a 12-point favorite, 84-70.

These schools met two seasons ago at Madison Square Garden with Gonzaga winning 82-74 as a seven-point underdog.  Gonzaga’s Josh Heytvelt overwhelmed UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough with 19 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor. Meanwhile, Hansbrough had just nine points, nine boards and four turnovers.  In the point-guard matchup between Ty Lawson and Jeremy Pargo, Lawson had 11 points while Pargo had 16 points. 

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FiveStarPick.com and its members had a crappy day yesterday with a miserable 1-3 ATS record…but there is a lot of great action on the board today in several sports…the PGA Tour, College Basketball and the NBA.  The focus of today’s preview is the long anticipated ACC matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tarheels.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Heels as 8.5-point home favorites with the total hanging in around 165.

Duke (25-5 straight up, 15-14 against the spread) is riding a 5-game winning streak after beating Florida State Tuesday as a 12-point home favorite, 84-81. The Blue Devils had covered the spread in their previous three games before facing the ‘Noles.  Duke was down to Florida State at halftime, 40-34, and then outscored the Seminoles in the second half, 50-41. The Blue Devils shot 40 percent from the field and 33 percent from 3-land.  Gerald Henderson lead the offense with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Kyle Singler added 20 points and 7 boards.  

North Carolina (26-3 SU, 11-15 ATS) is coming off an 86-78 win against Virginia Tech last Wednesday as a 9 ½-point road favorite. The Tar Heels are just 1-4 ATS their last five outings.  North Carolina shot 41 percent from the field and center Tyler Hansbrough contributed 22 points and 15 rebounds in the victory.  Ty Lawson added 22 points and 5 assists.  The ‘Heels are a solid 13-1 SU at home but only 4-8 ATS.  The Tar Heels are 4-1 SU and ATS their last 5 meetings with Duke after prevailing February 11th, 101-87, as a two point road favorite.  

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FiveStarPick.com got housed yesterday going 1-3-1 ATS and we are pissed.  But life isn’t always roses, so we learn from our mistakes and we move forward.  After all, its about winning as a percentage, right?  Today we are giving our members 3 plays in college basketball.  The focus of this preview is the North Carolina Tar Heels on the road to face the Miami Hurricanes.  North Carolina opened as a 9.5-point road favorite with the total set at 158.  As of this morning, most books have adjusted the line down to 9 because of money coming in on the ‘Canes. 

The Tar Heels dominated Duke on Feb. 11 (a FiveStarPick win,) 101-87 as a 2 point road favorite.  North Carolina (22-2 SU, 10-12 ATS) hit 54.8 percent of their shots from the field against the Blue Devils, but the real story was the Heels dominance on the defensive boards.  Roy’s team outrebounded Coach K’s, 23-16.

Miami (15-8 SU, 9-8-1 ATS) will be looking to catch the Heels on a post “big win” let down after their big win in Durham.  The Hurricanes are an impressive 2-0 ATS in their last two games against Top 10 squads – Wake Forest and Duke.  The ‘Canes are 10-3 SU in Coral Gables this season, but have covered just twice in their last eight games.

North Carolina is 6-1 SU and 4-3 ATS in their last seven meetings with the Hurricanes and the Over is 5-2 in that stretch.

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Tonight’s game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils is what college basketball is all about and the pros at FiveStarPick.com are excited about giving our members the ATS winner in this matchup.  Las Vegas sports books list North Carolina as a two-point road favorite over Duke, with the total set at 155.

North Carolina (21-2 straight up, 9-11 against the spread) is riding a seven-game SU winning streak after busting up Virginia last Saturday as a 25-point home favorite, 76-61.  But North Carolina is just 1-3 ATS its previous four games.  The Heels dominated Virgina in all aspects of the game including rebounds (42-29) and shooting percentage (42%.)  Four starters were double digit scorers including Wayne Ellington (20 points) and Tyler Hansbrough (15 points).  North Carolina is 10-1 SU and 6-4 ATS on the road, winning their games by an average score of 92-71.

Duke (20-3 SU, 12-10 ATS) has looked shaky at times in their last five games and barely slipped past Miami last Saturday in overtime as a 14-point home favorite, 78-75. The Blue Devils are also just 1-3 ATS their last four outings.  Duke was down 32-19 at halftime, but somehow managed to pull out a victory despite shooting just 33% from the floor and 31% from three-ville.  Guard Jon Scheyer led the Blue Devil offense with 22 points, while Kyle Singler added 17 and 10 rebounds.  Duke is 15-0 SU and 8-6 ATS on its home court, winning their games by an average score of 83-59.

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