Saturday, March 28, 2009

Elite Eight: Oklahoma-North Carolina Lines Preview

The Oklahoma Sooners and the North Carolina Tar Heels will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at FedExForum in the fourth round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tar Heels listed as 7-point favorites versus the Sooners, while the game's total is sitting at 164.
Blake Griffin tossed in a game-high 30 points to lead Oklahoma to a convincing 84-71 victory over Syracuse in the Sweet 16 last time out. Oklahoma won the game as a pick'em, and the 155 points made it OVER the posted total of 150.5.
Griffin grabbed 12 rebounds to complete a double-double performance for the Sooners, and Tony Crocker added 28 in this contest.
North Carolina reached the Elite Eight with a 98-77 victory over Gonzaga on Friday. North Carolina covered the 7.5-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 163.
Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points, and Ty Lawson added 17 in that win for the Tar Heels.
Team records:
Oklahoma: 30-5 SU, 17-13 ATS
North Carolina: 31-4 SU, 15-19 ATS
Oklahoma most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

North Carolina most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
After playing Gonzaga are 1-0
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Oklahoma is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games
North Carolina is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games

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