North Carolina puts home win streak on the line against Boston College

Published Jan. 17, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

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Boston College Eagles (8-10, 2-5 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (12-6, 4-3 ACC)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: North Carolina -14.5; over/under is 143.5

BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina hosts Boston College looking to prolong its nine-game home winning streak.

The Tar Heels have gone 8-0 at home. North Carolina scores 80.0 points and has outscored opponents by 7.1 points per game.

The Eagles are 2-5 in conference matchups. Boston College gives up 69.4 points to opponents while being outscored by 4.4 points per game.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Caleb Love is shooting 27.6% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Tar Heels, while averaging 16.3 points and 3.3 assists. Armando Bacot is averaging 16.4 points and 10.3 rebounds over the past 10 games for North Carolina.

Makai Ashton-Langford is scoring 12.3 points per game with 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Eagles. Jaeden Zackery is averaging 10.5 points and 1.5 steals over the last 10 games for Boston College.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tar Heels: 7-3, averaging 79.7 points, 36.6 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.9 points per game.

Eagles: 3-7, averaging 65.3 points, 31.2 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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