North Carolina vs. NC Central Odds - College Football Week 3 Lines

North Carolina Tar Heels CFB Week 3 Betting Lines

Following their opening game win at Minnesota, the North Carolina Tar Heels hosted the Charlotte 49ers last week. North Carolina won but failed to get the money in that home opener. This week, the Tar Heels will play FCS North Carolina Central in a paycheck game. North Carolina is heavily favored and will be the only side that most gamblers consider. What will be proven in the matchup is dubious at best. As we have seen this season, FCS opponents do not give an accurate read on Power Four teams.

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North Carolina Tar Heels Weekly Matchup

In Week 3 college football action, on Saturday, September 14, 2024, the North Carolina Tar Heels will host the NC Central Eagles at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC. Kickoff time is set for 6 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on ACCNX and ESPN+.

There won’t be much betting on college football using crypto interest for betting on FCS NC Central. North Carolina will be an expensive favorite.

The Elon football team scored on its first drive of the game and never trailed, defeating in-state rival North Carolina Central 41-19 on the road Saturday night. The Phoenix weathered a second-half power outage to avenge a loss to the Eagles a year ago. Elon improves to 1-1 on the season, and NC Central falls to 1-1.

North Carolina Tar Heels Weekly Recap

Last game, the Noth Carolina Tar Heels won 38-20 against the Charlotte 49ers as 21-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 48. North Carolina has a record of 2-0 straight up, 0-1-1 against the spread, and 1-1 over/under the total. North Carolina ranks 78th for total offense, 105th for passing, 30th for rushing, and 79th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 58th overall, 86th against the pass, 15th against the rush, and 59th for points allowed. Also, North Carolina ranks 66th for fewest turnovers lost and 119th for takeaways.

North Carolina quarterback Conner Harrell threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score after moving into the starting role as the Tar Heels beat Charlotte 38-20 on Saturday.

Harrell was 16-for-25 passing for 219 yards with an interception. The third-year sophomore was in his second career start, moving up to first string after Max Johnson’s season-ending leg injury in the opener at Minnesota.

North Carolina coach Mack Brown said Harrell handled the pressure well as his responsibilities increased.

North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton, a preseason All-American, gained 77 yards rushing on 11 first-half carries, but he didn’t play in the second half because of an apparent leg injury.

Harrell’s 58-yard touchdown pass to Christian Hamilton off a reverse gave the Tar Heels a 28-13 edge.

Charlotte quarterback Max Brown was knocked out of the game with a first-half injury after completing 8 of 12 passes for 175 yards. He was sacked twice.

Backup Deshawn Purdie led the 49ers on a touchdown march on the first possession of the second half, capped by his 5-yard pass to Bryce Kennon.

Purdie later threw a 28-yard TD pass to Henry Rutledge. Charlotte settled for first-half field goals of 25 and 20 yards from Kyle Cunanan.

North Carolina led 21-6 at halftime of the first meeting between the teams.

Harrell threw for 30 yards to Bryson Nesbit to complete a 94-yard drive for the game’s first points. Later in the first quarter, Nate McCollum scored on a 37-yard receiver end-around.

The Tar Heels are learning to improvise on offense after losing a starter in the backfield for the second week in a row. They had enough firepower with 490 yards of total offense to get through this game and, in the meantime, were able to test several combinations of players in winning their home opener for the seventh consecutive year.

2024 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule

Although North Carolina is the ultimate basketball school, it has an underrated football program. The Tar Heels have nine conference championships and two division titles. North Carolina is a regular on the bowl circuit. However, its last ACC championship was in 1980. Pro Football Hall of Fame members Lawrence Taylor and Chris Hanburger played for UNC.

North Carolina head coach Mack Brown is on his second tour of duty. Brown is the winningest coach in North Carolina history and has led the Tar Heels to a school record ten bowl appearances. In his first tour of duty, Brown led the Tar Heels to four Top 20 final finishes with three double-digit win seasons and a final ranking of 6th in 1997. After winning a national championship at Texas and doing ESPN TV work, Brown returned to take over a program that went 2-9 the season before his arrival. Brown has led the Tar Heels to bowl games every season since taking command in 2019. In 2020, the Tar Heels finished 13th in the final CFP rankings.

While Brown has had prolific offenses in his second tour of duty, he has yet to find a defense to make the team complete.

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