North Carolina Tar Heels vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN

The North Carolina Tar Heels (5-2) are on their way to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday where they will meet the Indiana Hoosiers (6-0).

The North Carolina Tar Heels stepped onto the hardwood against Alabama and took a loss by a score of 103-101 in their last game. North Carolina walked away from the game having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (38 out of 91) and converted 7 of their 23 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Tar Heels converted 18 of 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 49 with 13 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Regarding defending, North Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the floor on 37 of 90 shooting. Alabama totaled 21 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Additionally, Alabama pulled down 49 boards (14 offensive, 35 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Alabama finished 61.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 21 shots. They converted 16 out of their 38 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Tar Heels ended up with 23 and Alabama recorded 22 fouls.

Caleb Love is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up going 36.1% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes. He played 57 minutes and totaled 9 rebounds. He walked away with 34 points on 13 out of 36 shooting.

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North Carolina comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-2 so far this year. They are averaging 82.6 pts per contest (38th in college basketball) while hitting 46.5% from the field. The Tar Heels are shooting 30.8% on three-point shots (44 of 143) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Carolina is grabbing 40.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 86 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 229th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tar Heels are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.6 fouls. They are giving up 35.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 310th in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.1). The Tar Heels are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.2% (193 of 468) and they surrender 36.3 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 265th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 94 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Indiana Hoosiers went home victorious with a score of 90-51 when they faced Jackson State. The Hoosiers were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. Jackson State had 15 fouls for the game which took the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to three-point attempts, Indiana knocked down 10 of 22 attempts (45.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hoosiers shot 34 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 57.6%. The Hoosiers permitted Jackson State to make 19 of their 53 tries from the field which had them at 35.8% in this matchup. They shot 27.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 22 and ended up going 7 of 13 from the free throw line (53.8%). In relation to attacking the glass, Indiana permitted Jackson State to get 28 in total (7 offensive).

Tamar Bates pitched in for the Hoosiers for this game. He converted 8 of 11 in this contest giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 24 minutes of playing time and tallied 4 dimes in this game.

Indiana has a mark of 6-0 this season. The Hoosiers are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 19.2 times per contest (11th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.3 times per game. Indiana has totaled 533 points this season (88.8 per game) and they pull down 38.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hoosiers are hitting on 55.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in college basketball.

The Hoosiers on the defensive end are ranked 31st in D-1 in PPG given up with 59.3. They are able to force 16.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.8% from the field (23rd in the nation). The Indiana defense allows 29.4% on 3-point shots (42 of 143) and their opponents are connecting on 63.4% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 10.2 assists and 30.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 55th and 23rd in college basketball.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina

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