Alabama Crimson Tide vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

Dean E. Smith Center is the site where the North Carolina Tar Heels (4-3) will try to beat the Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2) on Wednesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced Rutgers and went home with a win by a final score of 95-90 in their last contest. Alabama ended the contest having earned a 51.7% FG percentage (30 of 58) and buried 10 of 25 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide made 25 of 36 shots for a rate of 69.4%. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 assists in this game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 29 of 65 shooting. Rutgers recorded 19 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In addition, Rutgers collected 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Rutgers finished the game at 85.7% at the free throw line by making 30 of their 35 shots. They made 2 of 13 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Crimson Tide walked away with 18 and Rutgers totaled 21 personal fouls.

Labaron Philon is one player who played a role for the game. He accounted for 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He played for 26 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Alabama will enter this game with a record of 6-2 this year. They average 88.6 points per outing (11th in Division 1) while shooting 46.9% from the floor. The Crimson Tide are hitting 32.5% on three-point shots (78 of 240) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Alabama is grabbing 43.9 boards per contest and has tallied 142 assists for the season, which has them ranked 29th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Crimson Tide have forced 10.0 turnovers per game and they draw 22.8 personal fouls. They rank 116th in D-1 in giving up assists with 90 surrendered so far this year. The Crimson Tide are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.7% (214 of 526) and they surrender 36.6 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 29.5% on 3-point attempts and they rank 319th in college hoops in PPG allowed (78.0).

In their last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels took a defeat with a final score of 94-91 when they played Michigan State. The Tar Heels snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. Michigan State earned 19 fouls for this contest which took the Tar Heels to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a rate of 76.2%. Regarding 3-point shots, North Carolina buried 11 of their 23 tries (47.8%). When all was said and done, the Tar Heels walked away from this one shooting 32 for 64 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Tar Heels permitted Michigan State to convert 33 of 61 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 54.1% in this game. They finished 25.0% from distance by hitting 4 of 16 and finished the contest at 24 out of 31 at the free throw line (77.4%). Concerning cleaning the glass, North Carolina allowed Michigan State to get 35 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Drake Powell was important for the Tar Heels for the game. He converted 7 out of 9 in this game for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and totaled 1 rebound. He accumulated 18 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest.

North Carolina has a record of 4-3 so far this year. The Tar Heels are committing 18.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.6 times per game (153rd in the nation) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. North Carolina has scored 628 points on the campaign (89.7 per game) and they average 36.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Tar Heels are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which is ranked 73rd in college basketball.

The Tar Heels on the defensive side of the court are 339th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 80.1. They are forcing 10.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (220th in college basketball). The North Carolina defense gives up 34.6% on shots from distance (63 of 182) and opponents are making 77.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.7 assists and 36.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 240th and 264th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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