The No. 2 University of North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the No. 15 Lipscomb Bison, 84-66, on Friday, March 16, in the 2018 NCAA Tournament’s Round of 64. North Carolina narrowly failed to cover the large spread as 19.5-point favorites while the game went under the total of 161.5.
North Carolina will move on to face Texas A&M, which defeated Providence in a close matchup earlier in the day Friday, in the Round of 32. Odds for that matchup will soon be released by BetDSI Sportsbook, but we anticipate North Carolina, which is a favorite to challenge No. 1 seed Xavier in the West region for a run to the Final Four, will be a double-digit favorite against Texas A&M.
Kenny Williams scored 18 points on 6-for-8 shooting and collected three rebounds and two steals to pace the Tar Heels on Friday. The team shot an impressive 51.7 percent from the field. Lipscomb struggled on the boards as North Carolina collected 47 to the Bison’s 29.
North Carolina’s odds to win the NCAA Tournament were good, with BetDSI pegging the Tar Heels at +2000 to cut down the nets in San Antonio. Those were the ninth-best odds in the tournament. Lipscomb entered the tournament with very slim odds of winning the tournament, at +100000, tied for the slimmest odds of any team.
Here are the pre-tourney odds for every team:
Odds to Win 2018 NCAA Tournament
Villanova +400
Duke +550
Virginia +600
Michigan State +750
Michigan +1000
Purdue +1250
Arizona +1300
Kansas +1700
North Carolina +2000
Xavier +2200
Kentucky +2300
Cincinnati +2500
Gonzaga +2500
West Virginia +3500
Wichita State +4000
Texas Tech +4500
Tennessee +4500
Auburn +6000
Ohio State +7500
Rhode Island +10000
Missouri +10000
Florida +12000
Texas A&M +15000
Clemson +15000
Houston +15000
TCU +17000
Virginia Tech +17000
Alabama +20000
Seton Hall +20000
Butler +20000
NC State +21000
Arkansas +22000
Miami +22000
Nevada +25000
Providence +25000
UCLA +25000
Texas +28000
Creighton +28000
Florida State +28000
Kansas State +30000
Oklahoma +30000
Arizona State +35000
Syracuse +35000
New Mexico State +50000
Davidson +50000
St. Bonaventure +50000
Pennsylvania +55000
Loyola Chicago +60000
San Diego State +65000
Montana +75000
Wright State +75000
Stephen F. Austin +75000
South Dakota State +75000
Buffalo +100000
Texas Southern +100000
Radford +100000
Iona +100000
UMBC +100000
LIU Brooklyn +100000
NC Central +100000
UNC Greensboro +100000
Lipscomb +100000
CS Fullerton +100000
Bucknell +100000
Georgia State +100000
Murray State +100000
