Campbell Fighting Camels vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 12/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Campbell Fighting Camels vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The North Carolina Tar Heels (7-5) will try to beat the Campbell Fighting Camels (5-7) at Dean E. Smith Center on Sunday.

The Campbell Fighting Camels took the court against Longwood and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-55 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Fighting Camels ended up with 17 and Longwood had 23 fouls. They converted 7 of their 24 shots from distance. Longwood ended up shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 14 of 18 attempts. Moreover, Longwood collected 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Longwood recorded 17 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In terms of defense, Campbell let their opponent shoot 45.9% from the field on 28 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Fighting Camels converted 19 of 27 attempts for a rate of 70.4%. Campbell ended the contest with a 33.3% FG percentage (15 out of 45) and knocked down 6 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Colby Duggan is one player who came through for this contest. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the court for 29 mins and grabbed 3 boards. He finished with 13 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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Campbell comes into this matchup with a mark of 5-7 this year. They are averaging 70.3 points per contest (293rd in the nation) while going 42.8% from the floor. The Fighting Camels are connecting on 31.7% on three-point attempts (88 of 278) and 80.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Campbell is grabbing 31.5 boards per contest and has 149 assists for the year, which ranks 298th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Fighting Camels are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They relinquish 31.9% on 3-pointers and they are 70th in the nation in PPG allowed (66.7). The Fighting Camels are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.5% (298 of 641) and they surrender 34.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 189th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 161 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the North Carolina Tar Heels got the victory with a final of 76-74 when they played UCLA. In relation to cleaning the glass, North Carolina permitted UCLA to snag 28 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 50.0% from distance by going 9 out of 18 and ended up shooting 13 of 22 at the free throw line (59.1%). The Tar Heels permitted UCLA to make 26 out of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1% for the game. When all was said and done, the Tar Heels walked away from this one shooting 22 for 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.8%. When talking about 3-point attempts, North Carolina made 8 out of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.6%. UCLA was called for 25 fouls for the matchup which took the Tar Heels to the charity stripe for 35 attempts. They coughed it up 18 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Tar Heels were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup.

Ian Jackson ended up having an impact for the Tar Heels for the game. He accumulated 24 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He converted 8 out of 13 for the game for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

North Carolina has a record of 7-5 on the year. As an offensive team, the Tar Heels are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which ranks them 107th in D-1. North Carolina has accounted for 1,028 points for the season (85.7 per contest) and they grab 38.8 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per game (199th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per game. The Tar Heels are responsible for committing 18.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.3% from the free throw line.

The North Carolina defense concedes 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (113 of 321) and their opponents are converting on 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.1 assists and 36.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 258th and 300th in the country. The Tar Heels are ranked 334th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 79.3. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (163rd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina

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