PRO college football projections and sharps are both fading a certain side against the spread for TCU vs. North Carolina Monday.
The Labor Day primetime matchup pits the TCU Horned Frog against the North Carolina Tar Heels with an 8 p.m. ET kickoff. Moneyline odds shade an edge to TCU, priced at -170, while UNC sits at +142. TCU is -3.5 with the total at 55.5 points, though the focus here is on the line movement and advanced model projections for the point spread.
TCU returns star quarterback Josh Hoover, who nearly eclipsed 4,000 passing yards last year. The obvious storyline for UNC is adjusting under new leadership with Bill Belichick, who makes his college head coaching debut. Meanwhile, the Tar Heels are starting South Alabama transfer quarterback Gio Lopez.
Glancing at PRO Report for college football Monday, here's where sharp bettors and Action projections are converging on a pick.
NCAA Football Odds Monday: TCU vs North Carolina Spread, Moneyline Predictions
TCU enters the season with some hype, thanks to a consistent track record in the Big 12 and Hoover leading the charge.
North Carolina, meanwhile, is a bit of a question mark.
Our PRO power ratings essentially feel