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North Carolina vs Baylor Picks & Betting Tips – Underdogs North Carolina To Cover

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18 Mar 2022
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Leigh Copson 18 Mar 2022
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  • North Carolina vs Baylor tips for Saturday, March 19
  • Matchup gets underway at 14:10 ET at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth
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    North Carolina vs Baylor Picks & Betting Tips
  • North Carolina vs Baylor Picks & Betting Tips
  • Head To Head
  • North Carolina Form
  • Baylor Form
  • North Carolina vs Baylor FAQs

North Carolina vs Baylor Picks & Betting Tips


Baylor are backed to advance but fail to cover in round two of March Madness.

The defending champions are expected to go deep, but they have struggled to cover recently.

North Caroliina, on the other hand, are racking up covers and upset Duke twice this season.

The Tar Heels are tipped to run Baylor close before ultimately bowing out.

  • Baylor are 3-5-0 ATS in their last 8 games
  • North Carolina are 5-1-0 ATS in their last 6 games
  • North Carolina are 5-1-0 ATS in their last 6 road/neutral venue games
  • North Carolina are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 vs teams with a winning record

Head To Head


  • The is the first meeting between North Carolina & Baylor

North Carolina Form


North Carolina go into this matchup in good form having won seven of their last eight games.

The Tar Heels hit a hot streak in the final few weeks of the regular season to finish just one game behind Duke.

That run included a 94-81 upset of the #4 Blue Devils in their regular season finale.

They took their win streak to six games with a 63-43 win over Virginia at the ACC conference tournament, but bowed out in the very next round.

North Carolina’s participation was ended by a 72-59 defeat at the hands of Virginia Tech.

UNC empahtically put that loss behind them in round one of March Madness, blowing out Marquette 95-63.

Brady Manek was the star of the show for the Tar Heels, pouring in 28 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in a double double.

Armando Bacot (17 points, 10 rebounds) also registered a double double, while Caleb Love put up 23 points and RJ Davis dished out 12 assists.

Baylor Form


Baylor put their conference tournament flop behind them with a commanding round one win at March Madness.

The Bears reeled off five straight wins to finish the regular season, earning them joint top spot in the Big 12 with Kansas.

However, they were ‘one and done’ in the conference tournament, bowing out in shocking fashion.

Baylor went 2-0 against Oklahoma in the regular season, winning each matchup comfortably, but on this occasion they suffered a shock 72-67 defeat.

The Bears ensured there would be no swift exit from March Madness, however.

Matthew Mayer put up 22 points and grabbed six rebounds to play a lead role in the 85-49 win over Norfolk State.

Jeremy Sochan had 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while James Akinjo registered 10 points and 10 rebounds in a double double.

North Carolina vs Baylor FAQs

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Verdict

Baylor have underwhelmed in recent weeks and have been struggling against the spread.

That struggled is tipped to continue against a North Carolina team who are covering consistently.

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