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The Butler vs. UNC betting line for their Sweet 16 game had the Tar Heels as a -7.5 favorite here after opening at -7.
Butler in particular has enjoyed great success this season Against The Spread, going 19-12 ATS.
They have covered the spread in 60 percent of their last ten games including their first and second round tournament appearances.
Butler beat Middle Tennessee by a score of 74-65.
Kelan Martin scored 19 points, and Butler limited Middle Tennessee's athletic scorers with smothering defense.
This marks the Bulldogs sixth Sweet Sixteen appearance as they hope to enter the Final Four as well. They have made the Final Four on two occasions (2010 and 2011).
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Kelan Martin scored 19 points to help eliminate Middle Tennessee
North Carolina will enter this game 18-15-2 Against The Spread with seven outright losses for the season.
They have covered in 70 percent of their last ten games overall.
While spread action was balanced between UNC and Butler, the Tar Heels were seeing more than 80 percent of the money line action. A $33 bet pays out $10.
UNC at times had difficulties containing Arkansas before closing with a 72-65 victory and advancing to the Sweet 16.
Justin Jackson added 15 points for the Tar Heels (29-7), including the dunk that capped a game-closing 12-0 run by the South Region's No. 1 seed.
Butler beat UNC when they last faced them in 2014.
Against ACC opponents, Butler has gone 13-4 Against The Spread over the last three seasons and are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog.
The Tar Heels are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 NCAA Tournament games as a favorite of 7.0-12.5.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
