The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to face the 7^th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels at the Dean E. Smith Center with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday evening and will air on the ACC Network.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter this game with a record of 12-17 and are in 11^th place in the ACC Conference with a conference record of 7-11, however, the Fighting Irish have won five of their last six games and are on a two-game winning streak following Saturday’s 69-62 win at home against the Clemson Tigers. 

The Fighting Irish has been one of the lowest-scoring teams in college basketball this season as they are averaging the 8^th fewest points per game with an average of 63.36 points per game. Defensively, Notre Dame ranks 28^th nationally in points allowed per game with an average of 65.57 points allowed per game. Markus Burton has been one of the better players for the Fighting Irish as he leads the team in scoring, assists, and steals with an average of 17.3 points, 4.3 assists, and 2 steals per game this season. 

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they travel to face the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The North Carolina Tar Heels enter this game ranked 7^th in the AP Poll and 7^th in the Coaches Poll with an overall record of 23-6 and are in 1^st place in the ACC with a conference record of 15-3 while having won their last four games in a row including Saturday’s 79-70 win at home against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. 

The success of the Tar Heels this season can be attributed to their offensive play as they rank 26^th nationally in scoring with an average of 81.54 points per game while having also been a slightly above-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 70.43 points per game which is below the national average of 71.97 points per game and ranks 127^th in college basketball. Armando Bacot enters this game averaging a double-double with 14 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while also leading the team in blocks with an average of 1.6 blocks per game. 

The North Carolina Tar Heels will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Tuesday evening.

WagerWeb has the North Carolina Tar Heels listed as 15.5-point favorites at home against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Tuesday evening. North Carolina has won eight of the last ten and two of the previous three meetings against North Carolina. The teams are 5-5 ATS in the last ten while the Fighting Irish have covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 16-13 ATS overall, 7-3 ATS on the road, 14-7 ATS as an underdog, and 12-6 ATS in conference games this season while the North Carolina Tar Heels are 16-13 ATS overall, 7-7 ATS at home, 15-12 ATS as a favorite, and 10-8 ATS in conference games on the year.

North Carolina enters this game with a better record and has been the dominant team in the series, winning eight of the last ten and two of the previous three contests. However, Notre Dame has covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series and is 7-3 ATS on the road and 12-6 ATS in conference games while the Tar Heels are 7-7 ATS at home and 10-8 ATS in conference games. Buy the .5 point and take the points with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish when they travel to face the North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday evening.