UNI Panthers vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 11/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNI Panthers vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Location: Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, BS

TV: ESPN

The North Carolina Tar Heels (3-0) host the UNI Panthers (1-2) at Imperial Arena on Wednesday.

The UNI Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against South Florida and took a loss by a score of 74-65 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Panthers finished with 20 and South Florida accumulated 22 personal fouls. They converted 7 of 21 attempts from 3-point land. South Florida finished the contest at 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 15 of their 18 attempts. Additionally, South Florida totaled 27 boards (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. South Florida earned 14 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In relation to defense, UNI allowed the other team to shoot 47.3% from the field on 26 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 16 of 21 tries for a percentage of 76.2%. UNI walked away from the game with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 56) and made 5 out of their 28 three-point attempts.

Jacob Hutson is one guy who came through in this matchup. He recorded 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He played 33 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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UNI heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 1-2 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, UNI is collecting 38.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 45 assists this year, which has them ranked 273rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Panthers are shooting 31.7% on 3-pointers (26 of 82) and 62.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.3 pts per game (161st in the country) while connecting on 46.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are 42nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 32 surrendered this season. The Panthers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.8% (71 of 174) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a group. They concede 34.2% on shots from downtown and they are 169th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.0).

In their last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels walked away with a victory by a final of 77-52 when they played UC Riverside. The Tar Heels corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this game. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. UC Riverside was called for 20 fouls in this game which took the Tar Heels to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. When discussing shots from downtown, North Carolina converted 6 out of their 21 tries (28.6%). When all was said and done, the Tar Heels walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.9%. The Tar Heels permitted UC Riverside to knock down 19 of their 62 tries from the field which left them shooting 30.6% in the game. They shot 30.0% from distance by going 9 of 30 and finished the game at 5 of 9 from the free throw line (55.6%). In relation to team rebounding, North Carolina allowed UC Riverside to get 32 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Armando Bacot pitched in for the Tar Heels in the matchup. He had 21 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for this game. He converted 7 out of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 63.6%, and added 7 rebounds.

North Carolina has a mark of 3-0 for the campaign. The Tar Heels are responsible for committing 10.7 fouls every game and they connect on 73.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.3 times per contest (141st in the country) and they turn it over 10.0 times per game. North Carolina has scored 253 pts this year (84.3 per game) and they collect 42.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Tar Heels are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 82nd in D-1.

The Tar Heels defensively are ranked 69th in the country in PPG surrendered with 63.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 36.7% from the field (42nd in college basketball). The North Carolina defense surrenders 32.1% on 3-pointers (27 of 84) and their opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.7 assists and 34.3 boards every game, which is 164th and 151st in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina

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