American Eagles vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 11/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The North Carolina Tar Heels (1-1) welcome the American Eagles (1-2) at Dean E. Smith Center on Friday.

The American Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Siena and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-66 in their last contest. American finished the game with a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 out of 55) and converted 9 out of their 18 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 9 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 22 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 assists for this game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defending, American let their opponent shoot 55.3% from the floor on 26 out of 47 shooting. Siena distributed 11 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. On top of that, Siena totaled 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Siena walked away from this one shooting 72.0% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of 25 shots. They knocked down 4 out of their 9 shots from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 21 while Siena recorded 13 personal fouls.

Matt Rogers is one player who played a role in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 32 minutes but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He left the arena with 26 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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American steps onto the court with a mark of 1-2 for the campaign. They have an average of 61.7 pts per contest (345th in the nation) while shooting 41.3% from the floor. The Eagles are hitting 37.0% on shots from distance (27 of 73) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, American is pulling down 29.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 37 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 241st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 9.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 83rd in the nation in giving up assists with 28 relinquished this season. The Eagles defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.8% (69 of 154) and they surrender 35.3 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 30.4% from beyond the arc while they are 105th in D-1 in opponents points per game (64.7).

In their last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-89 against Kansas. The Tar Heels snagged 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 2 steals in this contest. Kansas had 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Tar Heels to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They were able to make 28 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.3%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, North Carolina knocked down 7 out of their 23 tries (30.4%). When all was said and done, the Tar Heels finished shooting 27 for 63 from the floor which had them at 42.9%. The Tar Heels allowed Kansas to bury 37 of 76 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.7% for the matchup. They finished 28.6% from 3-point land via 6 out of 21 and finished the contest at 12 of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). In relation to how they rebounded, North Carolina permitted Kansas to pull down 34 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Seth Trimble ended up being important for the Tar Heels in this contest. He racked up 19 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 5 of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

North Carolina has a mark of 1-1 this year. As an offensive team, the Tar Heels are shooting 41.3% from the floor, which ranks 296th in college basketball. North Carolina has accumulated 179 points for the year (89.5 per game) and they snag 41.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.5 times per contest (77th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 8.5 times per contest. The Tar Heels commit 17.0 personal fouls per game and they go 87.2% from the charity stripe.

The Tar Heels on the defensive side of the court are 339th in the country in points given up per game with 84.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (289th in college basketball). The North Carolina defense gives up 38.0% on 3-point attempts (19 of 50) and opponents are knocking down 74.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 14.5 dimes and 39.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 268th and 309th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina

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