9:03 pm
March 12

ACC Tournament: North Carolina v. #15 Florida State

Who will WIN this matchup?

North Carolina Tar Heels (18-9)

#15 Florida State Seminoles (15-5)

 

Current odds:

North Carolina Tar Heels: (+125)

Florida State Seminoles: (-145)

 

• The spread for the game is Florida State by 3 points.

• Coming off an impressive second-half performance in an 81-73 win over Virginia Tech on Thursday, the Tar Heels (18-9) are averaging 91 points per game over a three-game winning streak — a significant jump from their 74.2 points per game prior. North Carolina, the sixth seed in the tournament, will look to sustain its rhythm against second-seeded Florida State (15-5) on Friday night.

• The 15th-ranked Seminoles have yet to play a game this week while the Tar Heels will play their third in three days. Florida State advanced to the semifinals Thursday after 10th-seeded Duke was forced to pull out of the tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test.

• Armando Bacot sparked North Carolina’s second-half surge against Virginia Tech, scoring 13 of his 17 points, and he finished with 13 rebounds. Freshman R.J. Davis also had 19 points and hit three of his four 3-pointers after halftime. The Tar Heels pulled down 13 of their 15 offensive rebounds in the second half.

• The Tar Heels and Seminoles split their season series with the home team winning each game.Walker Kessler scored 20 points to help the Tar Heels rally from a 16-point deficit in a 78-70 win over Florida State on Feb. 27 at Chapel Hill that clinched Williams’ 900th career win. M.J. Walker and RaiQuan Gray combined for 40 points to help the Seminoles edge North Carolina 82-75 on Jan. 16 in Tallahassee.

• The Seminoles haven’t played since losing at Notre Dame 83-73 on Saturday — a defeat that cost them the top seed in the ACC tournament. Freshman Scottie Barnes led Florida State with 17 points while Gray had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

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