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Wednesday, 26 November 2008
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 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. North Carolina Tar Heels College Basketball Prediction: Betting Line- Tar Heels by -10.5 (Total 170.5); Tip-Off 10 pm ET; Television ESPN; EA Sports Invitational. Betting Lines provided by Sportsbook.com.Tyler Hansbrough’s playing status for tonight’s game in the EA Sports Maui Invitational between the No. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels and No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be a game time decision according to Carolina coach Roy Williams. “The decision will be made during warmups by both of us,” Williams said. “If he has pain in his ankle, he probably won't play. If he doesn't, he probably will play.” Oddsmakers at online sports gambling leader Sportsbook.com like the Tar Heels regardless of Hansbrough’s status. North Carolina is listed as a double-digit (-10.5) chalk and -630 moneyline favorite with a 170.5 total. Irish backers are getting +450 moneyline juice for the game. Hansbrough scored 16 points pacing Carolina to a 98-69 win over the Oregon Ducks Tuesday night in the EA Sports Maui Invitational semi-finals. Hansbrough had 12 points and four rebounds in 16 minutes as the Tar Heels took a 51-22 halftime lead over the Ducks (3-2), a young team that looked good in a 92-69 first-round win over Alabama but just couldn't stay with the nation's unanimous No. 1 team. Hansbrough missed three weeks of practice and three games with a leg injury, had 16 points to lead the Tar Heels to a 98-69 victory over Oregon. Notre Dame (4-0) faces North Carolina after blowing out Indiana 88-50 in the quarter-finals and edging out No. 7 Texas 81-80 in Tuesday’s semi-finals. Against Texas, Irish forward power forward Luke Harangody scored 29 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead Notre Dame. Notre Dame guard Kyle McAlarney who had five 3-point shots finished with 19 against the Horns. Two-Time "Best Online Handicapper" award winner Reno Gold has a guaranteed pick for this Monster match-up between No. 1 North Carolina and No. 8 Notre Dame at the EA Sports Maui Invitational finals Wednesday night. Reno Gold and his staff work hard to bring the online gambler the best value pick for the money. Let Reno Gold make you a winner today.                        |
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