The CBS Sports Classic gets underway Saturday afternoon when the North Carolina Tar Heels (7-4) battle the #23 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-2). North Carolina is off to a bad start this season and need to capitalize on a quad one opportunity in this one. Below is my college basketball pick for North Carolina vs Ohio State.
North Carolina vs Ohio State Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | UNC -1.5 |
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This game will be played at Madison Square Garden at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 17, 2022.
Why Bet UNC -1.5
✅ UNC has won 12 of their last 17 games.
✅ North Carolina loves Saturday’s as they are 7-0 against the spread in their last seven Saturday games.
✅ Ohio State is 1-5 ATS in their last six games against UNC.
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Ohio State Buckeyes
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
NCAR | Advanced Game Stats | OHIOST |
---|---|---|
71.4 | Pace | 67.4 |
113.6 | Off.Rate | 103.1 |
.368 | FTr | .299 |
.359 | 3PAr | .336 |
.555 | TS% | .519 |
55.0 | TRB% | 48.1 |
51.6 | AST% | 47.0 |
8.1 | STL% | 7.5 |
10.4 | BLK% | 7.1 |
.513 | eFG% | .486 |
12.3 | TOV% | 13.7 |
32.8 | ORB% | 28.5 |
.278 | TF/FGA | .212 |
Defense/Offense
NCAR | Advanced Game Stats | OHIOST |
---|---|---|
71.4 | Pace | 67.4 |
97.9 | Off.Rate | 110.9 |
.283 | FTr | .337 |
.361 | 3PAr | .346 |
.502 | TS% | .551 |
45.0 | TRB% | 51.9 |
40.6 | AST% | 53.0 |
7.8 | STL% | 8.2 |
9.6 | BLK% | 11.7 |
.464 | eFG% | .510 |
13.2 | TOV% | 13.4 |
23.4 | ORB% | 31.4 |
.211 | TF/FGA | .259 |
Betting Trends
NCAR | Betting Trends | OHIOST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
82.33 | Avg Score | 78.33 |
68.67 | Avg Opp Score | 68.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
0-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
79.33 | Avg Score | 81 |
86.67 | Avg Opp Score | 66 |
NCAR | Betting Trends | OHIOST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
82.6 | Avg Score | 79.2 |
77.2 | Avg Opp Score | 66.4 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
0-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
78.4 | Avg Score | 78 |
82.2 | Avg Opp Score | 59.4 |
NCAR | Betting Trends | OHIOST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
3-7-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
82.1 | Avg Score | 77.2 |
75.3 | Avg Opp Score | 64.3 |
AWAY | HOME | |
5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
80.2 | Avg Score | 75.2 |
79.3 | Avg Opp Score | 60.6 |
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Last time out, North Carolina hosted The Citadel and easily won 100-67. The Tar Heels needed a good old-fashioned beat down and that is exactly what they did against the outmatched Bulldogs. North Carolina led by 15 at the half and kept their foot on the gas as they were able to cover the big 27.5-point spread.
Armando Bacot had 14 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks on the night. Pete Nance added 16 points, seven rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block in the win.
Through 11 games, North Carolina is scoring 80.9 points per game, shooting 45.7% from the field, and assisting on 12.4 made shots. The Tar Heels are allowing 73.5 points, grabbing 39.7 rebounds, blocking 4.5 shots, and stealing the ball 5.9 times.
Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State hosted Rutgers, almost two weeks ago, and won 67-66 at the buzzer. This was a fantastic game that saw neither team lead by more than five points in the second half. Ohio State was trailing 64-62 with eight seconds left, but Tanner Holden drilled a buzzer-beater to give the Buckeyes the win.
Zed Key had a big game with 22 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, and one block. Bruce Thornton added 10 points, four rebounds, five assists, and two steals in the win.
After nine games, Ohio State is scoring 79.0 points per game, shooting 48.1% from the field, and assisting on 12.7 made shots. The Buckeyes are allowing 63.6 points, grabbing 40.3 rebounds, blocking 3.7 shots, and stealing the ball 4.2 times.
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