North Carlina Tar Heels at Maryland Terrapins College Football Pick: Betting Line- Carolina by -3 (Total 44 1/2); Television-ESPN/ABC; Kickoff-3:30 pm ET; Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland; Betting Lines provided by SBGglobal.com.
North Carolina travels to play Maryland today in a battle between ACC Coastal and Atlantic Division contenders. Today's game is a must-win situation for each team as both are deadlocked atop their respective divisions with other schools. Maryland must win to keep pace with Florida State and Wake Forest in the Atlantic Division each with 4-2 conference marks while Carolina must win to stay even in the Coastal Division with Miami with a 4-2 league record.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook SBGglobal.com have installed Carolina as 3-chalk ATS and -145 moneyline favorites with a 44 1/2 total. Terps backers are getting +125 moneyline odds.
Carolina is coming off of a 28-7 victory over No. 22 Georgia Tech and has won five of its last six games. Maryland is coming off of a 23-13 loss to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg last Thursday night.
Carolina has lost three in a row in College Park but leads the series against Maryland, 36-31-1. Maryland has won four of the last five meetings overall.
Maryland has won its last six games at Chevy Chase Bank Field (5-0 this year).Carolina has a 2-1 road record this season. Both Carolina and Maryland have won three games against ranked teams. Maryland beat No. 23 Cal, No. 20 Clemson and No. 21 Wake Forest. Carolina beat No 24 Connecticut, No. 23 Boston College and No. 22 Georgia Tech.
