The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Kansas Jayhawks meet Friday in college basketball action from the Allen Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kansas vs North Carolina Prediction.
North Carolina Recap
The North Carolina Tar Heels come into this one looking to build on their season-opening 87-57 win over Howard last time out. After this game, North Carolina will head home for a game against American University.
Tar Heels Looking To Pick Up Key Road Win
RJ Davis led the way with 24 points on 7 of 19 shooting with 3 threes along with 7 rebounds and 7 assists while Elliot Cadeau had 17 points on 4 of 7 shooting with 3 threes and a team-high 8 assists and 3 steals with a pair of blocks. Seth Trimble had 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting with 3 threes and Jaelyn Withers added 10 points with a team-high 10 rebounds for the double-double to round out the group of double-digit scorers for UNC in the win. As a team, UNC is averaging 90 PPG on 40% shooting from the field, 40.6% from three and 81.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the North Carolina Tar Heels will win
- North Carolina has won each of its last five road games following a home win.
- Kansas has lost four of its last five night games following a home win.
Kansas Recap
The Kansas Jayhawks come into this one looking to build on their win over Howard to start the year by a final score of 87-57. After this game, Kansas will head on the road for a matchup with Michigan State.
Jayhawks Looking For Home Statement Win
Zeke Mayo led the Jayhawks with 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting with 5 threes while Hunter Dickinson added 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting with 6 rebound, 3 steals and a pair of blocks. Flory Bidunga added 13 points on 6 of 6 shooting with a team-high 8 rebounds and a pair of steals to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Kansas in the victory. As a team, Kansas is averaging 87 PPG on 60.4% shooting from the field, 50% from three and 75% from the foul line this season.
Why the Kansas Jayhawks will win
- Kansas has won each of its last 15 games against non-Conference opponents at Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas vs North Carolina Prediction
I’m on Kansas here. I just think that while North Carolina is talented, they’re still fairly undersized, especially for this matchup, and whether they have to double-team Dickinson, which would leave someone else open, or leave him defended one on one, there’s going to be disadvantages everywhere. I think Kansas gets the job done here so give me Kansas.