Two North Carolina men’s basketball teams — North Carolina and Duke — are the heavy betting favorites to win the ACC Tournament, which begins Tuesday in Washington D.C.
FanDuel lists UNC at +160 to win the conference championship and Duke at +180, while no other team has odds shorter than Wake Forest at +800.
No teams outside the state of North Carolina have odds shorter than +1000 to win the conference tournament. That’s exciting news for basketball fans in the state, who have access to eight legal betting apps as of Monday afternoon.
Online North Carolina betting apps are:
- Bet365 (North Carolina)
- BetMGM (North Carolina)
- Caesars Sportsbook (North Carolina)
- DraftKings (North Carolina)
- ESPN BET (North Carolina)
- Fanatics Sportsbook (North Carolina)
- FanDuel (North Carolina)
- Underdog Sports (North Carolina)
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While UNC and Duke have nearly the same odds to win the tournament championship at FanDuel, it was UNC that swept the regular-season series. The Tar Heels closed out the regular season with a road win at Duke, positioning the program for a possible three-game sweep of the Blue Devils if they meet in Saturday’s ACC Tournament Championship.
The teams are both ranked in the top 15 of the latest AP Top 25, with UNC at No. 4 and Duke at No. 11. Interestingly, Duke (No. 7) ranks ahead of UNC (No. 8) in KenPom, a predictive metric.
Given the overwhelming talent on each roster, UNC (+2200) and Duke (+2500) are the only ACC teams with national championship odds of less than +10000 on FanDuel.
The Tar Heels and Blue Devils are the class of the ACC in 2024, and they’ll enter this week’s conference tournament expected to meet in the championship game. FanDuel offers +215 odds for Duke and North Carolina to meet in the title game.
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Wake Forest and Clemson are considered top challengers, and the Demon Deacons could use a good week. They’re firmly on the NCAA Tournament bubble with +168 odds to make the Big Dance at FanDuel.
Virginia also finds itself on the NCAA Tournament bubble, with +140 odds to make the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers have yet to win an NCAA Tournament game since their 2019 national championship run.
UNC, Duke, and Clemson are likely NCAA Tournament locks, while Wake Forest, Virginia, and Pitt are the league’s most notable bubble teams. The rest of the teams in the league likely need to win the conference championship to make the Big Dance through the conference’s automatic bid.
NC State, the fourth ACC team in North Carolina, has +6000 odds to win the conference tournament. FanDuel offers -460 odds for any North Carolina team to win the ACC Tournament.
