North Carolina Tar Heels vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ACCN

The North Carolina Tar Heels (12-4) are hitting the road to Watsco Center on Tuesday where they will play the Miami Hurricanes (13-4).

The North Carolina Tar Heels played Georgia Tech and walked away with a win by a score of 88-65 in their last game. North Carolina wrapped up the game having earned a 47.6% FG percentage (30 out of 63) and knocked down 9 of their 25 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Tar Heels knocked down 19 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 90.5%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 20 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of defense, North Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 of 59 shooting. Georgia Tech dished out 10 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, Georgia Tech had 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Georgia Tech ended up going 57.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of 14 tries. They knocked down 3 of their 14 tries from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Tar Heels left the arena with 15 and Georgia Tech recorded 20 personal fouls.

Armando Bacot is one guy who had an impact in the game. He went 62.5% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins played and grabbed 12 rebounds. He scored 29 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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North Carolina will play this contest with a record of 12-4 on the year. They currently have an average of 79.3 pts per game (32nd in Division 1) on 48.2% from the floor. The Tar Heels are hitting 39.8% from downtown (130 of 327) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a team, North Carolina is snagging 39.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 242 dimes this season, which ranks 102nd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Tar Heels are able to force 9.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 256th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 218 relinquished for the year. The Tar Heels are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (434 of 1,012) and they relinquish 30.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.3% on shots from downtown and they are 222nd in the nation in PPG allowed (70.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Miami Hurricanes took a defeat with a final score of 65-64 when they faced Florida State. The Hurricanes were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 22 in this matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. Florida State had 13 fouls for this game which got the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to bury 7 of those for a rate of 70.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Miami converted 9 out of their 21 tries (42.9%). Overall, the Hurricanes finished the game shooting 24 for 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.2%. The Hurricanes permitted Florida State to convert 23 of 54 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6% for this game. They shot 30.0% from 3-point land via 6 out of 20 and finished the game at 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). With respect to attacking the glass, Miami permitted Florida State to grab 35 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Charlie Moore ended up being a major contributor for the Hurricanes in this matchup. He buried 8 of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes in the game.

Miami has a record of 13-4 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Hurricanes are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 48th in college basketball. Miami has totaled 1,297 points so far this year (76.3 per contest) and they average 30.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 13.2 times per game (191st in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 9.6 times per contest. The Hurricanes are committing 15.4 fouls per contest and they go 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Hurricanes on defense are ranked 285th in D-1 in PPG given up with 73.2. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (317th in college hoops). The Miami defense concedes 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc (156 of 424) and their opposition knocks down 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 15.2 dimes and 35.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 333rd and 227th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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