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Kansas vs North Carolina Prediction 11-8-24 College Basketball Picks

North Carolina (1-0) vs. Kansas (1-0)
November 8, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas -7.5; Over/Under: +153.5
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The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Kansas Jayhawks meet Friday in college basketball action from the Allen Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kansas vs North Carolina Prediction.

North Carolina Recap

The North Carolina Tar Heels come into this one looking to build on their season-opening 87-57 win over Howard last time out. After this game, North Carolina will head home for a game against American University.


Tar Heels Looking To Pick Up Key Road Win

RJ Davis led the way with 24 points on 7 of 19 shooting with 3 threes along with 7 rebounds and 7 assists while Elliot Cadeau had 17 points on 4 of 7 shooting with 3 threes and a team-high 8 assists and 3 steals with a pair of blocks. Seth Trimble had 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting with 3 threes and Jaelyn Withers added 10 points with a team-high 10 rebounds for the double-double to round out the group of double-digit scorers for UNC in the win. As a team, UNC is averaging 90 PPG on 40% shooting from the field, 40.6% from three and 81.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Carolina Tar Heels will win

  • North Carolina has won each of its last five road games following a home win.
  • Kansas has lost four of its last five night games following a home win.

Kansas Recap

The Kansas Jayhawks come into this one looking to build on their win over Howard to start the year by a final score of 87-57. After this game, Kansas will head on the road for a matchup with Michigan State.

Jayhawks Looking For Home Statement Win

Zeke Mayo led the Jayhawks with 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting with 5 threes while Hunter Dickinson added 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting with 6 rebound, 3 steals and a pair of blocks. Flory Bidunga added 13 points on 6 of 6 shooting with a team-high 8 rebounds and a pair of steals to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Kansas in the victory. As a team, Kansas is averaging 87 PPG on 60.4% shooting from the field, 50% from three and 75% from the foul line this season.

Why the Kansas Jayhawks will win

  • Kansas has won each of its last 15 games against non-Conference opponents at Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas vs North Carolina Prediction

I’m on Kansas here. I just think that while North Carolina is talented, they’re still fairly undersized, especially for this matchup, and whether they have to double-team Dickinson, which would leave someone else open, or leave him defended one on one, there’s going to be disadvantages everywhere. I think Kansas gets the job done here so give me Kansas.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Kansas -7.5

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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