The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Missouri Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on December 26 when they meet at Independence Stadium in the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 5-point favorites versus the Tar Heels, while the game's total is sitting at 53.
North Carolina won its last outing, a 37-21 result against Duke on November 26. North Carolina covered in that game as a 14-point favorite, while the 58 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Missouri was a 24-10 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Kansas. They failed to cover the 26?point spread as favorites, while the total score (34) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Team records: North Carolina: 7-5 SU, 6-6 ATS Missouri: 7-5 SU, 6-5-1 ATS
North Carolina most recently: When playing in December are 5-3 When playing on turf are 6-4 After outgaining opponent are 6-4 When playing outside the conference are 8-2
Missouri most recently: When playing in December are 3-7 When playing on turf are 6-4 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing outside the conference are 7-3
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Carolina's last 6 games North Carolina is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games North Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Missouri is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Missouri is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
