Who won North Carolina Tar Heels vs California Golden Bears on Jan 17, 2026?

California Golden Bears won 78-84 on Jan 17, 2026.

Tar Heels 78, Golden Bears 84 — Jan 17, 2026 Recap

NCAABSAT, JAN 17, 20263:00 PM CDT

Away

Tar HeelsNorth Carolina Tar Heels78

Final

Home

Golden BearsCalifornia Golden Bears84

Betting Results

Spread

Golden Bears covered

Golden Bears +7.5

Total

Over

162 / 150.5

Moneyline

Golden Bears

+240

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Pre-Game Notes2 notes

TAR

Lost ATS 3 straight

Tar Heels hasn't covered in 3

GOL

Lost 3 straight

Golden Bears cold

ScoringSeason · per game

Team

PPG

Scored

OPP

Allowed

MARGIN

Per game

Tar Heels

82.2★

68.7★

+13.5★

Golden Bears

77.6★

70.0★

+7.6★

Edge

Tar Heels +4.6

Tar Heels +1.3

Tar Heels +5.9

Last 10 · Trend

Tar Heels

81.4avg

Golden Bears

72.9avg

Recent FormLast 10

Straight-Up

Tar Heels

8-280%

Golden BearsL3

6-460%

Against the Spread

Tar Heels3 fail

5-550%

Golden Bears

3-730%

Season Records2025-26 · 17g / 17g

Team

ATS

O/U

Tar Heels

Overall

82%14-3

53%9-8

41%7-10

Golden Bears

Overall

71%12-5

47%8-9

Matchup VenueRoad / Home splits

Team

ATS

O/U

Tar Heels

On Road

50%2-2

25%1-3

50%2-2

Golden Bears

At Home

86%12-2

43%6-8

Betting Results

Pre-Game Notes2 notes

ScoringSeason · per game

Recent FormLast 10

Season Records2025-26 · 17g / 17g

Matchup VenueRoad / Home splits

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