Tennessee Volunteers vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 11/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Location: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC

TV: ESPN

The Tennessee Volunteers (4-2) are en route to Dean E. Smith Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels (5-1).

The Tennessee Volunteers faced off with Kansas and ended up losing by a score of 69-60 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Volunteers finished with 18 while Kansas racked up 9 fouls. They made 4 out of their 12 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Kansas walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 22 shots. Additionally, Kansas had 40 rebounds (5 offensive, 35 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Kansas distributed 18 assists and had 5 steals in the game. When talking about the defense, Tennessee allowed their opponent to shoot 51.9% from the field on 27 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Volunteers made 7 of 8 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Tennessee ended the contest with a 31.0% field goal percentage (22 of 71) and converted 9 out of their 33 three-point attempts.

Santiago Vescovi is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. He notched 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Tennessee comes into this game with a mark of 4-2 on the year. They average 73.7 points per outing (217th in the nation) while going 40.7% from the floor. The Volunteers are shooting 33.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (50 of 151) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tennessee is pulling in 38.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 83 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 194th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Volunteers are able to force 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They concede 26.7% from 3-point land and they are ranked 28th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (61.5). The Volunteers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 38.1% (129 of 339) and they concede 36.3 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 94th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 65 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the North Carolina Tar Heels got the victory with a final of 87-72 when they played Arkansas. The Tar Heels snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in the game. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 3 steals for the matchup. Arkansas was called for 27 fouls in this contest which took the Tar Heels to the free throw line for a total of 35 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 71.4%. In the matter of 3-pointers, North Carolina made 6 of 14 tries (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tar Heels finished 28 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 49.1%. The Tar Heels allowed Arkansas to convert 26 of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3% in this game. They went 29.4% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about attacking the glass, North Carolina permitted Arkansas to pull down 22 in total (3 on the offensive glass).

RJ Davis ended up having an impact for the Tar Heels in this game. He earned 30 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes in this game. He converted 9 out of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

North Carolina has a mark of 5-1 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tar Heels are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 115th in college basketball. North Carolina has 512 points for the campaign (85.3 per game) and they collect 40.5 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.5 times per contest (171st in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. The Tar Heels commit 17.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 75.2% from the charity stripe.

The Tar Heels are ranked 145th in the country in PPG surrendered with 69.0. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (79th in college hoops). The North Carolina defense gives up 30.7% on 3-point shots (43 of 140) and opponents are making 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 9.7 assists and 33.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 40th and 120th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina

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