Few college basketball programs have the tradition of North Carolina. For example, this is their 21st appearance with the Final Four odds. North Carolina will be playing for its 7th national championship on Monday night. Also, the Tar Heels have five runner-up finishes. North Carolina tradition runs deep. Head coaches Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, and Roy Williams took the Tar Heels to national prominence. Last year Williams retired after a career that spanned from 2003 through 2021.
National Championship Game North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Kansas Jayhawks
| Date and Time: | Monday, April 4, 2022, 9:20 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| TV Coverage: | TBS |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| North Carolina | +4 (-110) | 151½ (-110) | +165 |  |
| Kansas | -4 (-110) | 151½ (-110) | -190 | |
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North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Kansas Jayhawks SBG Odds Overview
On the whole, it isn’t easy to find an offshore betting brand that commands as much respect as North Carolina. Casual fans that only bet college hoops at tournament time are fully aware of the North Carolina brand. Usually, the Tar Heel prices are high based on oddsmakers trying to even out action. To illuminate, those that set the line realize the appeal of North Carolina. However, there will be less of a public effect on Monday’s national championship game. Cause by Kansas is a name brand in its own right.
Monday night represents the rare opportunity for gamblers to get North Carolina at an honest price for many gamblers. North Carolina has a record this season of 15-15-1 against the spread. Despite going 29-9 straight up. Late on, the Tar Heels are one of the hottest teams on the board. North Carolina has gotten the money in nine of its last ten games. This record illustrates how bad North Carolina’s value was during most of the season. But it also shows how quickly the narrative and betting value can change at tournament time.
North Carolina Tar Heels Hard Road to the Final
The 2021-22 road to the Final Four was NOT easy for North Carolina. At the beginning of the season was a transition to a new head coach Hubert Davis. North Carolina failed to cover its first six games of the season. There were no dreams of an epic Final Four betting run at that time.
Davis had the tough assignment of replacing legendary Hall of Fame head coach Roy Williams. However, Davis did have the advantage of having played and coached at UNC. Davis was the top assistant to Williams and was grooved into his current position.
Midway through the season, North Carolina fans were screaming that Davis was the wrong man for the job. They were talking about a change after just one season. Cause by North Carolina’s tradition and history, their fans always demand championships. Thus, Davis had no grace period or honeymoon. He was thrown into the fire from day one. But as a Carolina guy, he could deal with that where outsiders likely could not.
Junior forward Armando Bacot leads North Carolina with 16.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per contest. Bacot has scored in double figures in 12 consecutive games. In the Final Four win over Duke, Bacot powered to 21 rebounds with 11 points. Bacot earned All-ACC honors this season.