North Carolina Tar Heels vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN

Littlejohn Coliseum is where the Clemson Tigers (11-2) will attempt to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels (10-3) on Saturday.

The North Carolina Tar Heels faced Pittsburgh and walked away with a win by a score of 70-57 in their last game. North Carolina finished the game with a 36.5% field goal percentage (23 of 63) and knocked down 5 of 17 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tar Heels made 19 of 22 attempts for a rate of 86.4%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 46 with 13 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists for the game as well as creating 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, North Carolina let their opponent shoot 30.9% from the field on 21 of 68 shooting. Pittsburgh doled out 6 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Pittsburgh snagged 34 boards (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Pittsburgh finished the contest at 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of 15 attempts. They knocked down 5 out of their 29 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Tar Heels walked away with 19 and Pittsburgh finished the game with 19 fouls.

Armando Bacot is one player who had an impact in this contest. He ended up scoring 16 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and grabbed 10 rebounds. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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North Carolina enters this contest with a mark of 10-3 so far this year. They turn it over 10.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, North Carolina is pulling down 39.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 184 dimes on the season, which ranks 194th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tar Heels are hitting 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (102 of 281) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 85.0 pts per game (22nd in D-1) while shooting 45.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tar Heels are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They concede 31.8% on shots from distance and they are 201st in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.0). The Tar Heels defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.9% (337 of 823) and they concede 34.9 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 66th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 147 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Clemson Tigers went home defeated by a final of 95-82 against Miami. In relation to cleaning the glass, Clemson allowed Miami to collect 29 in total (6 offensive). They shot 45.8% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 15 from the free throw line (93.3%). The Tigers allowed Miami to convert 35 of their 66 tries from the field which had them shooting 53.0% in this matchup. Overall, the Tigers finished shooting 31 for 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6%. Concerning shots from downtown, Clemson knocked down 11 of their 30 tries (36.7%). They were able to make 9 of them for a rate of 100.0%. Miami earned 10 fouls in this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Tigers collected 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 28 in this contest.

Joseph Girard ended up being important for the Tigers in the matchup. He buried 6 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a rate of 42.9%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this contest.

Clemson has a win-loss mark of 11-2 for the season. As an offensive team, the Tigers are connecting on 49.2% from the field, which ranks them 30th in college hoops. Clemson has 1,069 pts on the campaign (82.2 per game) and they collect 38.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.4 times per game (27th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. The Tigers are committing 16.4 fouls per game and they hit 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 177th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.2. They have forced 9.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (85th in college basketball). The Clemson defense concedes 32.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (104 of 320) and opponents are making 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 11.4 assists and 32.6 rebounds per game, which is 82nd and 72nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Clemson

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