The Dublin Paradox: When Luck Favors the Underdog The college football season kicked off last week in Dublin, where North Carolina faced TCU in an intriguing matchup.
Despite losing to TCU by 34 points in their first game last September, Bill Belichick's Tar Heels might have a chance to turn things around.
Dublin has a peculiar habit of favoring underdogs in its season opening games. Since 2022, three out of four teams that traveled across the Atlantic managed to pull off upsets against more heavily favored opponents.