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The 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl matchup is official, as North Carolina will take on West Virginia — and here's everything you need to know about the Duke's Mayo Bowl odds and North Carolina vs. West Virginia lines, spread and more.
West Virginia opened as a 3.5-point favorite over North Carolina in the 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl. The line has since moved, with West Virginia now a 5.5-point favorite. The total is set at over/under 60.5 points scored by both teams combined. West Virginia is also a -220 moneyline favorite over North Carolina, with North Carolina +180 to win outright.
Injuries & Transfer NewsNorth Carolina Tar HeelsTransfer Portal
TE Kamari Morales (327 snaps)WR Tychaun Chapman (75 snaps; also returned kicks)WR Andre Greene (56 snaps; last played in Week 10)CB Tayon Holloway (349 snaps)DT Kedrick Bingley-Jones (56 snaps)LB Sebastian Cheeks (15 snaps)Starting Slot CB D.J. Jones (198 snaps; will still play in bowl, splitting time with Kaleb Cost)Chris Culliver will be the new kick returner for the bowl.
NFL Draft
Starting QB Drake Maye (909 snaps) Backup Conner Harrell (21 snaps) will start.Starting LB Cedric Gray (880 snaps)Starting C Corey Gaynor (912 snaps)Starting WR Tez Walker (534 snaps)Starting DL Myles Murphy (445 snaps)Only Murphy will play in the bowl game among those five. Willie Lampkin (746 snaps) will slide over from guard to center, which he played last season.
Injuries
Starting TE John Copenhaver (513 snaps)Starting WR Bryson Nesbit (500 snaps)Starting WR Kobe Paysour (281 snaps; hasn't played since Week 6)Starting CB Alijah Huzzie (727 snaps; also returned punts)S Will Hardy (246 snaps)All players listed above will miss North Carolina's bowl game with injuries. Freshman Deems May will start at tight end with no scholarship players available at that position.
Starting WR Nate McCollum (368 snaps) also didn’t play in the finale with a lower-body injury, but is listed on depth chart. He'll also return punts with Huzzie out.
West Virginia MountaineersTransfer Portal
WR Cortez Brahm (151 snaps)WR Jeremiah Aaron (55 snaps)WR Ja’Shaun Poke (29 snaps)RB Justin Johnson Jr. (127 snaps)S Hershey McLaurin (302 snaps)DL Mike Lockhart (409 snaps)S Lance Dixon (182 snaps; hasn't played since Week 7)S Christion Stokes (15 snaps)CB Andrew Wilson-Lamp (63 snaps)Injuries
WR Devin Carter (483 snaps) played only four snaps in the finale against Baylor.C Zach Frazier (806 snaps), one of the top centers in the 2024 NFL Draft, will miss the bowl following surgery.College Football Bowls: Odds, Schedule for Every GameRead nowOur college football betting expert, Collin Wilson, has projected the spread and total for every college football bowl game. For the Duke's Mayo Bowl, our expert projects the North Carolina vs. West Virginia spread at North Carolina -1 and the total at over/under 64.2 points scored.
The 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl featuring North Carolina vs. West Virginia will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
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