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The North Carolina Tar Heels are right where they expected to be when the season started. (AP Images)

They are back in the Final Four and playing like the favorite (+200) to win the national championship.

Getting to Detroit, however, was a little tougher than many experts expected.

The Tar Heels lost key players to injury or suspension. They started 0-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference not long after some speculated the team could go unbeaten. And the pressure for a return trip to the Final Four for the title that got away only grew.

Despite a record of 32-4 on the season, the Tar Heels did not exactly put a lot of money in backers’ pockets. North Carolina is 15-19 ATS but have covered every game in the tournament so far.

Now they will meet Villanova in a national semifinal in Detroit, with the winner advancing to the national championship game to take on the Connecticut-Michigan State winner. Get all your NCAA Tournament odds and college betting lines at the Bodog Sportsbook!