Wisconsin vs North Carolina
Wisconsin -6 -111 over North Carolina

BEST LINES: Pinnacle -6 -111 Bet365 -6 -115 SportsInteraction -6 -115 

West Region Sweet Sixteen – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Posted Thursday at 11:00 AM EST.

7:47 PM EST. Despite their prestigious reputation, the Tar Heels are not the UNC club that we are used to seeing in March Madness. This is the same squad that squeaked by Harvard by just two points and then moved onto cautiously handle an overvalued Arkansas team. Without question the Tar Heels are pitted against their best opponent in the tournament and against a top seed that seems to be on a mission. For all the success the Tar Heels have had, there are clearly issues of consistency. And given that UNC went through a stretch of ACC play in which they went 8-7 and lost to all the powers that be, that consistency issue or lack thereof could very well show up again here.  

Bo Ryan's teams are rarely inconsistent. There were no bad runs or string of close calls for the Badgers this entire year. Sam Dekker, Josh Gasser, Traevon Jackson and Frank Kaminsky are all strong long-distance shooters, capable of hitting 3-pointers against the Tar Heels defense. The Badgers have not forgotten about their brush with glory after they lost in heartbreaking fashion in last year’s Final Four match-up with Kentucky when Aaron Harrison sent the Badgers packing on a game-winning three. The sting and agony has motivated this team from the beginning of the regular season and the Badgers have achieved great results, sporting an excellent 33-3 record. Against Kentucky last year, the Badgers dominated most of the game until the late rally by the ‘Cats would cost the Badgers the game. This is basically the same team with more experience now. Many are banking on the Tar Heels “being the Tar Heels” and carrying that pedigree to another great run in this event but we wouldn’t follow suit. We see the superior team spotting a short price in a game they should and probably will dominate. A lot of crazy stuff happens in the first weekend of this event and then things really settle down in the second weekend when the cream almost always rises to the top. Wisky is the cream in this contest. 

NOTE: Get on this one as soon as possible because it could rise to -6½ quickly. 



Our Pick

Wisconsin -6 -111 (Risking 2.22 units - To Win: 2.00)