The Gonzaga Bulldogs and the North Carolina Tar Heels will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at FedExForum in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tar Heels listed as 8½-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total is sitting at 162.
Demetri Goodson's running jumper gave Gonzaga an 83-81 win over Western Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Rose Garden Saturday.
Western Kentucky covered as 11.5-point underdogs while the final score played over the 146-point total.
Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington each had 23 points in North Carolina's 84-70 win over LSU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. North Carolina could not cover the 13-point spread, and the 154 points fell UNDER the posted total of 159.
Tyler Hansbrough added 15 points and hauled down eight rebounds in that win.
Team records:
Gonzaga: 28-5 SU, 16-14 ATS
North Carolina: 30-4 SU, 14-19 ATS
Gonzaga most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
After playing Western Kentucky are 0-1
After a win are 10-0<\/p>\n
North Carolina most recently:
When playing on Friday are 9-1
After playing LSU are 1-0
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Gonzaga is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina's last 5 games
North Carolina is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games
North Carolina is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games<\/p>\n