North Carolina Tar Heels vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 12/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs UConn Huskies

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

The UConn Huskies (7-1) will compete against the North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The North Carolina Tar Heels faced Florida State and walked away with a win by a score of 78-70 in their last contest. North Carolina finished the contest with a 42.1% FG percentage (24 of 57) and buried 5 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Tar Heels made 25 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 80.6%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled 36 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, North Carolina allowed 40.3% from the floor on 27 out of 67 shooting. Florida State doled out 12 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Florida State snagged 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Florida State shot 50.0% when shooting free throws by making 4 of their 8 tries. They also made 12 of 28 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Tar Heels finished with 13 while Florida State recorded 19 fouls.

RJ Davis is someone who had an impact in the game. He ended up with 27 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He played 38 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 47.1% from the field and also totaled 5 dimes.

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North Carolina heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 7-1 for the campaign. They have an average of 86.3 points per outing (18th in the nation) while shooting 45.9% from the field. The Tar Heels are shooting 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (62 of 172) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, North Carolina is pulling down 39.5 rebounds per game and has 113 assists this year, which is 133rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.9 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Tar Heels are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 22.1 fouls. They are conceding 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 202nd in the nation in points per game from their opponents (72.0). The Tar Heels defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.9% (208 of 497) and they surrender 32.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 96th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 83 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the UConn Huskies took a loss by a final score of 69-65 when they faced Kansas. Regarding attacking the glass, UConn permitted Kansas to snag 26 in total (4 offensive). They finished 64.3% from 3-point land via 9 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 20 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The Huskies allowed Kansas to knock down 23 out of their 46 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Huskies ended up shooting 23 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.1%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, UConn knocked down 11 out of 28 attempts (39.3%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throws for a clip of 53.3%. Kansas earned 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 3 steals in this contest. The Huskies snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 29 in this matchup.

Tristen Newton ended up having an impact for the Huskies for this contest. He racked up 31 points in his 38 minutes on the court and added 2 assists for the matchup. He buried 10 of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

UConn has a win-loss mark of 7-1 on the year. The Huskies have committed 15.9 fouls every game and they hit 73.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.9 times per contest (20th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 10.3 times per game. UConn has accumulated 686 points on the year (85.8 per game) and they average 41.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Huskies are hitting on 50.2% from the floor, which ranks them 22nd in the country.

The UConn defense allows 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc (51 of 137) and opponents are knocking down 65.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 10.5 dimes and 27.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 67th and 3rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 21st in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 61.6. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the floor (53rd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UConn

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