North Carolina Tar Heels vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 12/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Pittsburgh Panthers
Date: Friday, December 30, 2022
Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA
TV: Youtube TV
The Pittsburgh Panthers (9-4) will go up against the North Carolina Tar Heels (9-4) at Petersen Events Center on Friday.
The North Carolina Tar Heels played Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 80-76 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Tar Heels left the arena with 19 and Michigan recorded 22 personal fouls. They buried 9 of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Michigan walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 15 of their 21 tries. On top of that, Michigan had 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Michigan recorded 9 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, North Carolina allowed 41.9% from the floor on 26 of 62 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Tar Heels converted 15 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 55.6%. North Carolina finished the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (29 of 58) and made 7 of 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.
Armando Bacot is one player who was a contributor in the game. He finished with 26 points on 11 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 73.3% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.
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North Carolina will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-4 this year. They are averaging 81.5 points per outing (29th in D-1) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Tar Heels are hitting 30.7% on shots from 3-point land (83 of 270) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Carolina is collecting 40.4 rebounds per game and has 169 dimes so far this year, which ranks 207th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis.
Defensively, the Tar Heels have forced 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 21.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 245th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 171 conceded this season. The Tar Heels defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (366 of 853) and they surrender 35.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 311th in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.5).
When they last stepped on the court, the Pittsburgh Panthers took home the win by a final score of 84-82 when they faced Syracuse. The Panthers collected 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 40 in this game. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. Syracuse committed 15 fouls for the game which got the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 15 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Pittsburgh made 13 out of 32 attempts (40.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Panthers finished the game shooting 28 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. The Panthers permitted Syracuse to bury 30 out of 69 attempts from the field which left them shooting 43.5% for this game. They shot 27.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 22 and finished the contest at 16 of 25 from the free throw line (64.0%). With respect to attacking the glass, Pittsburgh permitted Syracuse to grab 32 in all (13 offensive).
Blake Hinson ended up having an impact for the Panthers for this game. He racked up 25 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes in the game. He made 9 out of 19 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and earned 13 rebounds.
Pittsburgh has a record of 9-4 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Panthers are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 159th in the nation. Pittsburgh has totaled 985 points this year (75.8 per game) and they snag 40.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per contest (102nd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest. The Panthers commit 16.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe.
The Pittsburgh defense gives up 29.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (90 of 309) and their opponents are knocking down 63.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.5 dimes and 33.5 total rebounds per game, which is 177th and 149th in Division 1. The Panthers on defense are ranked 147th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.5. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (79th in D-1).
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh
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