After North Carolina’s strong finish to the season and first-round beatdown of Marquette in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Tar Heels were a sneaky good value pick to upset the East region’s top seed Baylor on Saturday.
At the very least, they could cover a 5.5-point spread.
Once the game got under way, not only did North Carolina look primed to cover, the game was trending in the direction of its 32-point win over Marquette. UNC led by 25 with 10 minutes left and appeared to be on its way to an easy win before a questionable flagrant foul that got forward Brady Manek — their leading scorer at the time — ejected. More questionable calls from the refs and a big foul discrepancy followed and UNC fell apart.
