Who Won: UNC beat Gonzaga 71-65 to win the National Championship Why: Tar Heels were able to navigate through a sloppy game marred by fouls and bad shooting. Ultimately UNC just had more better players. GIF: via GIPHY What will people be talking about? Fouls. There were a lot of them. What should people be… Read more »
Tag: 2017 NCAA Tournament
Phinal Phour In Phoenix: Day 3 Notebook and Photo Gallery
First things first: check out an absolutely incredible photo gallery from our guy Smith Hardy/smithcameronphotography.org ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Seeing the Final Four for the first time was an incredible experience. There are bigger events…Olympics, Super Bowls, the Masters, perhaps. But for someone who grew up in Raleigh, NC shooting hoops on the outdoor… Read more »
Gambling Trends for UNC vs Gonzaga
We are down to the last game of the season, which pits UNC vs Gonzaga for the national championship. Vegas has installed UNC as a 2 point favorite (which is down to 1.5 in certain spots now). While UNC is the favorite in Vegas, according to KenPom, Gonzaga is a 4 point favorite. It is… Read more »
Tar Heels Rebound their way to Final
Who Won: UNC beat Oregon 77-76 Why: UNC got 2 offensive rebounds in last 5 seconds after missed free throws, thus not allowing Oregon a chance to win the game. GIF: I imagine a lot of UNC fans were like this watching Oregon cut it to 1 and then UNC missing 4 straight free throws. via… Read more »
Phinal Phour in Phoenix: Day 2 Notebook
First thing first: check out this amazing photo gallery from our guy Smith Hardy ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Friday was the day for official practice, meaning a few thousand people would get their first look at what the set-up in University of Phoenix Stadium would look like. You may have heard, but it’s a… Read more »
Final 4 Betting Primer – Stick with Roy
UNC punched it’s ticket to Phoenix for the Final Four last week off the heroics of Luke Maye. UNC will face off against the Oregon Ducks on Saturday night for the right to face the winner of Gonzaga and South Carolina. Depending on which book you use, UNC is a 4.5 or 5 pt favorite… Read more »
A Walk-On in Memphis leads UNC past Kentucky
Who Won: UNC beats Kentucky, 75-73 Why: Luke MF Maye GIF: Maye probably will never have to pay to eat in Chapel Hill ever again via GIPHY What will people be talking about? Luke Maye What should people be talking about? How UNC called a timeout late that resulted in a UNC 12-0 run and then… Read more »
Sweet 16 Betting Trends: UNC
UNC is the only remaining ACC team in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. And should history repeat itself, they should at least make it to their next game in the Elite 8. Currently UNC is a 7.5 pt favorite against Butler on Friday night. Below are some trends of UNC and Roy Williams in the Sweet… Read more »