Clemson vs North Carolina 2/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The North Carolina Tar Heels will travel to Littlejohn Coliseum to take on the Clemson Tigers this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The North Carolina Tar Heels had their 4-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 16-7 on the season after being defeated by the 9^th ranked Duke Blue Devils, 87-67, this past Saturday. North Carolina had no answers on the defensive end for the Duke offensive attack and could not fight back after the Blue Devils took a 55-32 lead with 15:35 left in regulation. North Carolina shot 40.7% from the field & 40.9% from beyond the arc while allowing Duke to shoot 57.6% from the field & 47.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Tar Heels was Brady Manek who had 21 points & 6 rebounds.

On the season, North Carolina is averaging 78.0 ppg on 45.1% shooting from the field. The Tar Heels are averaging 8.4 three-pointers per game on 38.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, North Carolina has been led by Armando Bacot (16.3 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.7 bpg), Caleb Love (15.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.2 spg), Brady Manek (13.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.6 apg), & R.J. Davis (13.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.3 apg).

Defensively, North Carolina is allowing their opponents to average 72.7 ppg on 43.5% shooting from the field. The Tar Heels have a rebound margin of 7.6 and a turnover margin of -2.0.

The Clemson Tigers dropped to 12-10 on the season after being defeated by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 69-64, this past Saturday. Clemson struggled offensively in the 1^st half against Georgia Tech and could not fight all the way back after going into halftime trailing by a 33-20 margin. Clemson shot 41.4% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Georgia Tech to shoot 43.9% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Tigers was PJ Hall who had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, & 1 steal.

On the season, Clemson is averaging 72.6 ppg on 46.3% shooting from the field. The Tigers are averaging 8.2 three-pointers per game on 38.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Clemson has been led by PJ Hall (14.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.1 bpg), Al-Amir Dawes (11.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.0 spg), David Collins (11.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.7 spg), & Hunter Tyson (10.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.2 apg).

Defensively, Clemson is allowing their opponents to average 67.2 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Tigers have a rebound margin of 3.5 and a turnover margin of 0.3.

The Tar Heels are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 February games, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games at Clemson. Clemson is 8-4 ATS in their last 12 February games & 7-3 ATS over their last 10 home games.

North Carolina certainly has some offensive talent as the Tar Heels come into this game ranked 35^th in scoring offense & 118^th in FG%, however, North Carolina is just 4-3 on the road this season and has really struggled on the defensive end and currently rank just 270^th in scoring defense & 219^th in defensive FG%. Clemson is an impressive 8-2 at home this season and between the fact that the Tigers are balanced on both ends of the court and that they have had plenty of success ATS against North Carolina as of late, I think the play here is to take Clemson and the points. Good Luck!