Florida vs North Carolina Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/17/24

In this article, we will formulate a North Carolina vs Florida Prediction for this college basketball game on Tuesday,  December 17th, at the Spectrum Center.  To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Tar Heels’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Gators’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Florida

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving North Carolina

-Recent betting trends in games played between Florida and North Carolina

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Tar Heels and Gators. 

Should We Be Talking About Florida More?

The big question right now surrounding Florida is whether we should be talking about them more, as they have found a whole lot of success this season. In the last game against Arizona State, Florida scored 83 points and they ended up winning by 17 points. Walter Clayton Jr had a strong game putting up 25 points, three rebounds, and three assists. Florida as a team shot 47.8 percent from the field while they allowed Arizona State to shoot only 37.1 percent from the field. The Gators on the season are averaging 86.2 points while their defense is giving up 65.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 17th in the league while the defense is ranked 46th. Walter Clayton Jr is averaging 19.1 points while shooting 47.5 percent from the field. Florida will take on North Florida after this game.

North Carolina Can Make Statement

North Carolina will look to be making a statement in this game. In the last game against La Salle, North Carolina scored 93 points and they ended up cruising to the victory. Cade Tyson had a strong game putting up 23 points, five rebounds, and one assist. North Carolina had four different players that put up at least 10 points. North Carolina on the season is averaging 86.8 points while their defense is giving up 78.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 14th in the league while the defense is ranked 33rd. North Carolina will face UCLA following this one.

Why Florida Will Beat North Carolina

• Florida has won each of its last 11 night games.
• North Carolina has lost each of its last four night games against the Southeastern Conference.
• North Carolina has lost the first half in 12 of its last 15 games against the Southeastern Conference.

North Carolina vs Florida Prediction

Give me Florida here. These are both teams that can score, but there is one team that can also really defend the Gators. Florida is giving up only 65.1 points while North Carolina’s defense is giving up 78.7 points per game. Florida’s defense is going to step up in a big way here, and that will end up being the difference as their offense will also have no issue running up the score. Back Florida against the spread here.