The North Carolina Tar Heels look to build on their 7-2 record. The Kentucky Wildcats look for a win after winning 5 of their last 6 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a North Carolina Tar Heels vs Kentucky Wildcats prediction.

North Carolina Tar Heels Betting Preview 

The North Carolina Tar Heels recently beat Tennessee and Florida State, but they’re coming off a loss to UConn. The North Carolina Tar Heels are averaging 85.1 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 73.7 points on 43 percent shooting. RJ Davis is averaging 21 points and 3.2 rebounds, while Armando Bacot is averaging 15.9 points and 11.9 rebounds. Harrison Ingram is the third double-digit scorer and Cormac Ryan is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The North Carolina Tar Heels are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 75.8 percent from the free throw line. The North Carolina Tar Heels are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game.

Kentucky Wildcats Betting Preview 

The Kentucky Wildcats lost to UNC Wilmington and beat Penn this month. The Kentucky Wildcats are averaging 90.6 points on 50.4 percent shooting and allowing 72.4 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Antonio Reeves is averaging 18 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Rob Dillingham is averaging 14.1 points and 4.2 rebounds. Tre Mitchell is the third double-digit scorer and Reed Sheppard is dishing 3.8 assists. The Kentucky Wildcats are shooting 41.4 percent from beyond the arc and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. The Kentucky Wildcats are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.1 rebounds per game.

North Carolina Tar Heels vs Kentucky Wildcats prediction

The Kentucky Wildcats and free points are always going to be worth a look, as there’s just too much talent to find this team in these spots often. However, North Carolina is the more put together team at this stage, and they’ve proven themselves against better competition already. That UK loss to UNC Wilmington still rubs me the wrong way. North Carolina has more bucket getters and should be able to score down the stretch to get another marquee victory. I’ll lay the bucket with the Tar Heels.