North Carolina Tar Heels

North Carolina Tar Heels

Nov 8, 2024

Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas Jayhawks
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  • Consensus
  • Stats
  • Odds
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North Carolina vs Kansas Betting Pick & Preview – 11/8/2024

The North Carolina Tar Heels will go head-to-head with the Kansas Jayhawks on November 8, 2024, at 7:00 pm EST. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Tar Heels as 7.5 point underdogs. Early betting trends show 62% of spread bets favoring North Carolina, with 38% on Kansas. The total of 159 has seen 74% of bets on the over and 26% on the under. Get ready for an exciting matchup between these two college basketball powerhouses.

First Big Test For UNC Bigs

The North Carolina Tar Heels won their first game of the 2024-25 college basketball season, beating up on Elon at home. Now they hit the road for a huge game against Kansas, which will be a huge test for the bigs of UNC. Jae'Lyn WIthers among others will be tasked with stopping the next Perry Ellis, the hyper-experienced Hunter Dickinson, on the road in one of the first marquee matchups of the season. Interior defense, combined with outside shooting, will decide if the Tar Heels can surprise the top team in the country in this game.

Kansas Combines New and Familiar Faces to Start Season

The Kansas Jayhawks are ranked first in the nation going into Friday's huge North Carolina vs Kansas tilt at Allen Fieldhouse. They look different on the perimeter than they did a season ago, with Kevin McCullar Jr. moving onto the NBA. But they still have Hunter Dickinson on the interior, who will look to make a difference against a North Carolina team still figuring itself out on the interior. That, combined with the home-court advantage in Lawrence, could swing this game in Kansas' favor on Friday night.

North Carolina vs Kansas Betting Pick

We are going to take the points with the underdog in Friday's North Carolina vs Kansas showdown. Both of these teams have a lot of moving parts to deal with early in the season, which should prevent Kansas from doing enough consistent scoring to roll over the Tar Heels. Look for this game to be settled within a couple of possessions in what is clearly the best game of the night in college hoops.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

+7.5/-108
62% NCAR
-7.5/-112
38% KAN

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+267
7% NCAR
-340
93% KAN

Total Pick Consensus

160.0/-108
26% UN
160.0/-112
74% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats Per Game
  • Advanced Game Stats
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

NCAR
Team Stats Per Game
KAN
89.71
PTS GM
65.86
62.57
FGA
58
.479
FG%
.392
.377
3PT%
.287
9
ORB
8.86
3.98
DRB
3.26
36.86
TRB
31.71
27
FTA
18.71
.794
FT%
.710
14.57
AST
11.43
4.14
BLK
2.43
9.57
TO
12.86
18.57
PF
15.29

Defense/Offense

NCAR
Team Stats Per Game
KAN
80.14
PTS GM
82.71
65.57
FGA
62.43
.434
FG%
.526
.346
3PT%
.345
10.86
ORB
8.71
3.67
DRB
4.12
36.57
TRB
37.57
18.43
FTA
14.29
.775
FT%
.710
13.71
AST
20.86
3.57
BLK
4.43
10.86
TO
9.86
20.57
PF
15.29

Offense/Defense

NCAR
Advanced Game Stats
KAN
73.8
Pace
70.6
119.4
Off.Rate
93.3
.432
FTr
.323
.352
3PAr
.429
.595
TS%
.492
50.2
TRB%
45.8
48.6
AST%
50.3
8.7
STL%
8.5
10.5
BLK%
5.7
.546
eFG%
.453
11.3
TOV%
16.1
25.9
ORB%
23.5
.342
TF/FGA
.229

Defense/Offense

NCAR
Advanced Game Stats
KAN
73.8
Pace
70.6
106.6
Off.Rate
117.1
.281
FTr
.229
.397
3PAr
.318
.539
TS%
.598
49.8
TRB%
54.2
48.2
AST%
63.5
5.9
STL%
10.3
8.8
BLK%
13.4
.502
eFG%
.581
12.7
TOV%
12.5
28.0
ORB%
27.6
.218
TF/FGA
.162

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
NCAR KAN
NCAR KAN
Consensus
+7.0 (-109)
-7.0 (-110)
+8.0 (-109)
-8.0 (-112)
+7.0 (-108)
-7.0 (-110)
+7.5 (-108)
-7.5 (-112)
+7.5 (-102)
-7.5 (-108)
+7.5 (-102)
-7.5 (-120)
+8.0 (-108)
-8.0 (-110)
+8.0 (-108)
-8.0 (-113)
+8.0 (-110)
-8.0 (-110)
+8.0 (-110)
-8.0 (-110)
+6.5 (-105)
-6.5 (-115)
+7.5 (-105)
-7.5 (-115)
Open
Current
Book
NCAR KAN
NCAR KAN
Consensus
+240
-298
+267
-340
+240
-298
+260
-325
+255
-320
+280
-360
+245
-315
+250
-315
+310
-400
+275
-350
+230
-275
+260
-350
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
153.0 (-110)
153.0 (-110)
160.0 (-110)
160.0 (-110)
153.0 (-110)
153.0 (-110)
160.5 (-112)
160.5 (-108)
154.5 (-110)
154.5 (-110)
160.5 (-110)
160.5 (-110)
155.0 (-110)
155.0 (-110)
160.0 (-110)
160.0 (-110)
159.0 (-110)
159.0 (-110)
161.0 (-110)
161.0 (-110)
153.5 (-115)
153.5 (-105)
160.5 (-110)
160.5 (-110)