North Carolina vs. Syracuse Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 2

The No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels (17-4, 5-3 ACC) host the Syracuse Orange (13-9, 4-5 ACC) at Dean E. Smith Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, February 2, 2026. The Tar Heels are 10.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 155.5 in the matchup.

North Carolina heads into this game on the heels of a 91-75 win against Georgia Tech on Saturday. Caleb Wilson scored a team-leading 22 points for North Carolina in the victory. Syracuse is coming off of an 86-72 victory against Notre Dame in its most recent outing on Saturday. Nate Kingz's team-leading 28 points paced Syracuse in the win.

North Carolina vs. Syracuse Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, February 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Spread favorite: North Carolina -10.5
• Moneyline favorite: North Carolina -662
• Moneyline underdog: Syracuse +468
• Over/Under: 155.5 points

How to watch North Carolina vs. Syracuse

• TV Channel: ESPN
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Betting the Over/Under: North Carolina vs. Syracuse

• North Carolina and its opponents have combined to outscore Monday's over/under (155.5 points) nine times this season.
• There have been six Syracuse games that ended with a combined score over 155.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 158.8 points per game, 3.3 points more than the over/under of 155.5 for this matchup.
• These two teams surrender a combined 140.3 points per game, 15.2 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in North Carolina's games is 2.3 fewer points than the over/under of 155.5 in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 9.8 points more than the average over/under in Syracuse's games this season (145.7 points).

Betting the Spread: North Carolina vs. Syracuse

• North Carolina is 11-10-0 against the spread this season.
• This season, the Tar Heels have an ATS record of 8-5 in their 13 games as a favorite of 10.5 points or more.
• Syracuse has played 22 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Orange have just one against the spread win in three games as an underdog of 10.5 points or more.
• At home this year, North Carolina is 12-0 overall and 7-5 against the spread.
• North Carolina is 6-5 ATS as a 10.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Syracuse has two wins against the spread, and are 2-2 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: North Carolina vs. Syracuse

• North Carolina has been the moneyline favorite in 16 games this season and won 14 (87.5%) of those contests.
• The Tar Heels have been at least a -662 moneyline favorite nine times this season and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from North Carolina, based on the moneyline, is 86.9%.
• Syracuse has been victorious in two of the eight contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Orange have played as an underdog of +468 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Syracuse has a 17.6% chance of pulling out a win.