North Carolina vs. Villanova Line: Opening Spread Favors Tar Heels
The North Carolina vs. Villanova line opens with the Tar Heels as slight favorites over the Wildcats. Here's the early spread for the championship game.
The North Carolina vs. Villanova line opens with the Tar Heels as slight favorites over the Wildcats.
The Tar Heels and Wildcats have run through their opponents. UNC has beaten every team by double digits, while Nova’s only close game was against No. 1-overall seed Kansas.
North Carolina leads the all-time series 11-4, and is 5-1 against Villanova in the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels defeated the Wildcats in the 2009 national semifinal, 83-69.
The early line for Monday’s title game pegs North Carolina as a slight favorite. According to betting expert RJ Bell, the spread opened at -2 in favor of the Tar Heels.
UPDATE – 4/2, 10:25 p.m. – PayneInsider.com has the early line at -2.5 and the over/under at 151.
