Clemson vs. North Carolina Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - ACC Tournament
12 March 2026

The ACC conference tournament continues Thursday as the No. 5 seed Clemson Tigers (23-9, 12-6 ACC) face off against the No. 4 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (24-7, 12-6 ACC) at Spectrum Center, starting at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Clemson is a 1.5-point favorite to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has a point total of 140.5.
Clemson enters this contest on the heels of a 71-62 victory against Wake Forest on Wednesday. In Clemson's win, RJ Godfrey led the way with a team-high 11 points (adding eight rebounds and one assist). North Carolina dropped its most recent outing 76-61 against Duke on Saturday. Derek Dixon scored 17 points in North Carolina's loss, leading the team.
Clemson vs. North Carolina Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Spread favorite: Clemson -1.5
- Moneyline favorite: Clemson -122
- Moneyline underdog: North Carolina +100
- Over/Under: 140.5 points
How to watch Clemson vs. North Carolina
- TV Channel: ESPN
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Betting the Over/Under: Clemson vs. North Carolina
- Clemson and its opponents have combined to go over Thursday's total of 140.5 points 13 times this season.
- A total of 23 of North Carolina's games have finished with a combined score over 140.5 points this season.
- Together, the two teams combine for 154.2 points per game, 13.7 points more than the total of 140.5 for this matchup.
- These two teams surrender a combined 137.2 points per game, 3.3 less than this contest's over/under.
- This season, the average over/under for Clemson's games is 140.5 points, identical to the over/under of 140.5 for this contest.
- North Carolina's games have an average over/under of 150.8 points this season, 10.3 more points than the over/under for this game.
Betting the Spread: Clemson vs. North Carolina
- In Clemson's 32 games this year, it has 15 wins against the spread.
- This season, the Tigers have an ATS record of 12-14-1 in their 27 games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
- Against the spread, North Carolina is 17-14-0 this year.
- So far this year, the Tar Heels have been installed as underdogs by a 1.5-point margin or more eight times and are 6-2 ATS in those contests.
- At home this season, North Carolina is 11-7 against the spread and 18-0 overall.
- This season, as a 1.5-point underdog or greater at home, North Carolina is 9-7 ATS.
- This year away from home, Clemson is 6-5 against the spread and 6-5 overall.
- As 1.5-point favorites or more away from home, Clemson is 5-3 ATS.
Betting the Moneyline: Clemson vs. North Carolina
- Clemson has been the moneyline favorite in 27 games this season and won 22 (81.5%) of those contests.
- The Tigers have a record of 21-4, a 84% win rate, when favored by -122 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Clemson has a 55% chance to win.
- North Carolina has been victorious in five of the nine contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
- The Tar Heels have a mark of 5-2 in contests where sportsbooks give them odds of +100 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies North Carolina has a 50% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
