The North Carolina Tar Heels (4-4) meet a fellow ACC foe when they visit the Florida State Seminoles (1-7) on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium.

The Tar Heels are slight favorites (-2.5) in their game versus the Seminoles, with the over/under at 50 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Tar Heels are -130 and the Seminoles are +108.)

Read on for our betting primer for this this matchup between the Tar Heels and the Seminoles, and discover all of our expert predictions here, too!

North Carolina vs. Florida State betting lines

• Spread favorite: Tar Heels (-2.5)
• Moneyline: Tar Heels (-130), Seminoles (+108)
• Total: 50 points

North Carolina vs. Florida State betting info and stats

North Carolina has a pair of wins against the spread so far this season (2-5-1). North Carolina is winless ATS (0-3) when favored by at least 2.5 points. North Carolina is 3-2 in the five games this season it has been the moneyline favorite. Florida State, in eight games with a set spread this season, has gone 2-6-0 against the spread. In the four games Florida State has been an underdog by at least 2.5 points, it covered the spread one time. Florida State is winless in the four games it has played as the underdog on the moneyline this season.

North Carolina vs. Florida State recent stats and trends

North Carolina Tar Heels

• North Carolina is 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall over its last three matchups.
• North Carolina and its opponents have hit the over in one of those games.
• North Carolina’s past three games have ended with an average of 61 points scored. That’s 11 more points than this contest’s over/under.

Florida State Seminoles

• Florida State is 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall over its past three matchups.
• Florida State and its opponents did not hit the over in any of those games.
• The past three Florida State games averaged 1.8 fewer points (48.2) than this matchup’s over/under.

North Carolina vs. Florida State key players

North Carolina Tar Heels

• Jacolby Criswell has 1,660 passing yards for North Carolina, completing 57.1% of his passes and throwing 10 touchdowns and three interceptions this season. He’s also helped out on the ground with 154 rushing yards (19.3 ypg) on 40 carries with two rushing touchdowns.
• Omarion Hampton has carried the ball 181 times for a team-high 1,006 yards on the ground and has found the end zone nine times as a runner. He’s also tacked on 23 catches for 172 yards (21.5 per game).
• Davion Gause has been handed the ball 41 times this year and racked up 212 yards (30.3 per game) with two touchdowns.
• J.J. Jones’ 493 yards as a receiver lead the team. He’s been targeted 47 times and has totaled 26 catches and four touchdowns.
• Bryson Nesbit has put up a 264-yard season so far with three touchdowns, hauling in 24 passes on 50 targets.
• Nate McCollum has compiled 19 catches for 221 yards, an average of 27.6 yards per game.
• Jahvaree Ritzie paces the team with six sacks, and also has five TFL, 12 tackles, and one interception.
• North Carolina’s tackle leader, Amare Campbell, has 32 tackles, five TFL, and four sacks this year.
• Kaleb Cost has picked off a team-leading two passes. He also has 21 tackles, one TFL, 0.5 sacks, and two passes defended to his name.

Florida State Seminoles

• D.J. Uiagalelei has thrown for 1,065 yards on 53.8% passing while collecting four touchdown passes with six interceptions this season.
• Lawrance Toafili has rushed 70 times for 279 yards, with two touchdowns. He’s also tacked on 18 catches for 124 yards.
• Kam Davis has rushed for 131 yards on 38 carries.
• Ja’Khi Douglas has racked up 383 receiving yards on 23 receptions to pace his squad so far this season while scoring two touchdowns as a receiver.
• Malik Benson has collected 252 receiving yards (31.5 yards per game) and one touchdown on 22 receptions.
• Kentron Poitier’s 10 receptions (on 16 targets) have netted him 155 yards (19.4 ypg) and two touchdowns.
• Patrick Payton has racked up four sacks to lead the team, while also recording seven TFL and 19 tackles.
• Shyheim Brown is the team’s leading tackler this year. He’s racked up 39 tackles and one TFL.
• Edwin Joseph has picked off a team-high one pass. He also has seven tackles, one TFL, 1.5 sacks, and one pass defended to his name.