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College Basketball Programs: Which U.S. School Scores Top Points?

by BigpoppaThaShowstoppa | June 25th, 2009 | Add a comment
UCLA. North Carolina. Duke. Kentucky. Indiana. Kansas. Arizona. Connecticut. Michigan. UNLV. Georgetown. Louisville. Michigan State. These schools represent the best of the best and are all undeniably great programs, but which is the best in Men’s College Basketball? That honor would have … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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North Carolina Tar Heels Named NCAA Champions

by Elizabeth Fairview | April 7th, 2009 | Add a comment
Bracketologists will remember the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball Tournament for getting all the No. 1 seeds, No. 2 seeds and No. 3 seeds into the Sweet 16 for the first time. Congratulations if you had the No. 1 North Carolina Tar … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NCAA Final Four Betting Preview: Villanova vs. North Carolina

by Elizabeth Fairview | April 2nd, 2009 | Add a comment
North Carolina is a huge public team but the Big East commands tremendous reverence, which is a plus for Villanova. The Wildcats have already taken out Duke and Pittsburgh as short underdogs. Villanova is guard-heavy, with a frontcourt that’s just 6-7 … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NCAA Final Four Odds: North Carolina Betting Profile

by Elizabeth Fairview | March 31st, 2009 | Add a comment
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 … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NCAA Tournament Elite 8 South Betting Recap

by Elizabeth Fairview | March 30th, 2009 | Add a comment
Ty Lawson scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 to lead the top-seeded Tar Heels to a 72-60 win over Griffin and the Oklahoma Sooners on Sunday in the South Regional final. The Tar Heels covered the 7-point spread, while … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NCAA Tournament Bracket: No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Radford

by Elizabeth Fairview | March 18th, 2009 | Add a comment
Tyler Hansbrough is the defending Naismith Award winner, the soon-to-be leading career scorer in ACC history and the most recognizable face in all of college basketball. Radford center Artsiom Parakhouski is virtually unknown outside his own campus. But Parakhouski, a 6-foot-11 … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NCAA Basketball Picks: North Carolina at Virginia Tech

by Elizabeth Fairview | March 4th, 2009 | Add a comment
Even with a loss to the Hokies the Tar Heels can still earn a piece of the title with a victory in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Blue Devils in Chapel Hill. North Carolina would win the title outright with … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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College Basketball Picks: Georgia Tech at North Carolina

by Elizabeth Fairview | February 28th, 2009 | Add a comment
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are buried deep in the ACC cellar at 1-12. Saturday the odds are slim that they make any progress to dig out of that spot when they travel to North Carolina to face the Tar Heels. … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NCAA Basketball Betting: North Carolina vs. Maryland

by Elizabeth Fairview | February 21st, 2009 | Add a comment
The Wolfpack shot 54.1 percent from the floor, and made 18 of 28 attempts in the second half even as North Carolina raced away with the win. That kind of defense may work now, but if the Heels want to … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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NCAA Lines: North Carolina State at North Carolina

by Elizabeth Fairview | February 18th, 2009 | Add a comment
They’ve got a date Wednesday night at Chapel Hill against their archrivals, the North Carolina Tar Heels (23-2 SU, 10-13 ATS). But Lowe’s signature blazer wasn’t enough to get the ‘Pack to the pay window in their last meeting, a … Read More Read More