North Carolina simply has no offense. They appear to be more than they really are. Backers will point to their win vs. Miami and apparent competitive game vs. SC. But, we see them for what they are - a very bad team. They caught Miami sleeping and went up 27-0. But they had to hang on for dear life to get the win. SC was cruising 21-3 on the road at the half, played a scoreless 3rd quarter, and NC made a game out of it after the outcome was determined. How bad is this team offensively? Outside of the Miami game, they have not found the endzone in their other four games until the 4th quarter when the games were decided. T.J. Yates has more INTs than TD passes this year. Maryland has had a very difficult six week schedule. They have had to face West Virginia, Wake Forest, Rutgers, Georgia Tech, Virginia and Clemson. They are 1 point away from spliting those six games. Maryland will use it's huge OL to pound NC between the tackles and it shouldn't take many points to put this one away. North Carolina is just 18-33 ATS as a home favorite over the past decade. One team here is going to a Bowl game, and the other is not. Wrong team favored.
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