North Carolina vs. East Carolina Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 22

The No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels (11-1) host the East Carolina Pirates (5-7) at Dean E. Smith Center, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, December 22, 2025. The Tar Heels are 25.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 144.5 points.

North Carolina heads into this contest on the heels of a 71-70 win against Ohio State on Saturday. Caleb Wilson totaled 20 points, 15 rebounds and two assists for North Carolina. East Carolina came out on top in its last matchup 74-53 against Presbyterian on Wednesday. Joran Riley recorded 24 points, four rebounds and three assists for East Carolina.

North Carolina vs. East Carolina Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, December 22, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Spread favorite: North Carolina -25.5
• Moneyline favorite: North Carolina -33333
• Moneyline underdog: East Carolina +4000
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

How to watch North Carolina vs. East Carolina

• TV Channel: ACC Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: North Carolina vs. East Carolina

• North Carolina and its opponents have combined to go over Monday's over/under of 144.5 points five times this season.
• This season, five of East Carolina's games have finished with a combined score higher than 144.5 points.
• The point total for the matchup of 144.5 is 3.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Tar Heels (79.9 points per game) and the Pirates (68.4 points per game).
• The 138.9 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 5.6 less than the 144.5-point total in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup, 144.5 points, is the same as the average over/under in North Carolina's games this season.
• East Carolina's games have an average over/under of 142.8 points this season, 1.7 points lower than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: North Carolina vs. East Carolina

• In North Carolina's 12 games this year, it has seven wins against the spread.
• The Tar Heels have been favored by 25.5 points or more four times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• East Carolina has played 11 games, with three wins against the spread.
• At home this season, North Carolina is 8-0 overall and 5-3 against the spread.
• North Carolina has two wins ATS (2-2) as a 25.5-point favorite or more at home.

Betting the Moneyline: North Carolina vs. East Carolina

• North Carolina has been the moneyline favorite in nine games this season and picked up the win in all of them.
• The Tar Heels have played as a favorite of -33333 or more twice this season and won both games.
• North Carolina has a 99.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• East Carolina has been named as the moneyline underdog four times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• Oddsmakers have given the Pirates the worst odds of winning they have seen this season with a +4000 moneyline listed for this contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies East Carolina has a 2.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.