Dean E. Smith Center · at North Carolina · Conference game
#63SYRSyracuse77final
Final
#44UNCNorth Carolina AP #1487▲ winner
Closing lineUNC -11.5✓ SYR covered by 1.5
Closing total158.5Over by 5.5
Season records: Syracuse and North Carolina
SYRThis seasonUNC
13-9Record17-4
10-12ATS12-9
12-10O/U11-10

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: SYR 72–82 UNC · ✓ UNC (82%) won
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
SYR324577
UNC464187

1st half: SYR 32, UNC 46 (UNC by 14). The model had UNC by 6.0 and a total of 71.9 (actual 78).

Team stats

SYRUNC
29-65 45%Field goals27-56 48%
6-18 33%3-pointers8-18 44%
13-19 68%Free throws25-35 71%
31 11 offRebounds41 12 off
7Assists16
6Steals3
8Blocks1
10Turnovers11
24Fouls19
38Points in paint34
8Fast-break points10

Players

SYRMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Donnie Freeman F3523808-142-4
Nate Kingz G308423-62-3
J.J. Starling G3013315-130-1
Naithan George G3015146-122-5
William Kyle III F242601-40-0
Bench
Kiyan Anthony G1610203-100-3
Tyler Betsey F150200-10-1
Sadiq White Jr. F100100-20-1
Akir Souare F106103-30-0

Did not play: Tiefing Diawara, Luke Fennell, Calvin Russell III, Aaron Womack III, Noah Lobdell, Bryce Zephir

UNCMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Seth Trimble G329512-71-2
Caleb Wilson F3222916-140-1
Derek Dixon G318232-41-3
Henri Veesaar C30171147-111-2
Jaydon Young G92220-20-1
Bench
Luka Bogavac G2310124-61-1
Jarin Stevenson F217412-61-3
Jonathan Powell G1312104-53-4
Kyan Evans G80220-10-1
Zayden High F10000-00-0

Did not play: Evan Smith, Ivan Matlekovic, John Holbrook, Isaiah Denis, Elijah Davis, James Brown

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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward UNC
Total
Up 5 since the open
Moneyline
SYR +525 · UNC -750
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNC -9.5 · closed UNC -11.5 · moved 2 toward UNCmodel UNC -10.5
Opened 153.5 · closed 158.5 · moved 5 upmodel 153.5
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edgeResult
SpreadUNC -11.5UNC -10.3SYR +1.2W SYR covered
Total158.5153.7Under 4.8L Over
Projected score—SYR 71.7 · UNC 82

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadUNC -6.0UNC -14.0
1H total71.978
1H projected scoreSYR 33 · UNC 39SYR 32 · UNC 46

Syracuse

13-9 overall · 4-5 in conference · Atlantic Coast Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs Notre Dame86–72
  • L@ NC State68–88
  • Lvs Miami76–85
  • Lvs Virginia Tech74–76
  • L@ Boston College73–81

2 days since their last game.

North Carolina

17-4 overall · 5-3 in conference · Atlantic Coast Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • W@ Georgia Tech91–75
  • W@ Virginia85–80
  • Wvs Notre Dame91–69
  • L@ California78–84
  • L@ Stanford90–95

2 days since their last game.