Betting against Bill Belichick!? Bettors loading up on North Carolina to underperform

Former New England Patriots head coach - and current North Carolina Tar Heels head coach - Bill Belichick has been in the news a lot this offseason, but it hasn't been for his on-field coaching ability very often. Instead, much of it has been surrounding the 73-year-old Belichick's very public relationship with 24-year-old Jordon Hudson.

On the field, bettors aren't expecting big things from the Tar Heels in Belichick's first season.

Sportsbooks released college football season win totals earlier this summer, and of all the teams, North Carolina to go under 7.5 wins is currently the most-bet under win total at BetMGM by both total number of wagers and total dollars wagered. So far, 68% of the wagers and 67% of the money is on the Tar Heels to have less than 7.5 wins, which has pushed the juice from 7.5 over -130 to 7.5 under -125.

UNC went 6-7 last season, going under the same win total of 7.5, which prompted an in-season announcement that head coach Mack Brown wouldn't return in 2025.

The Tar Heels open the season Sept. 1 and are 1.5-point home favorites against TCU.