North Carolina vs Kansas Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/8/24

In this article, we will formulate a North Carolina vs Kansas Prediction for this college basketball game on Friday, November 8th, at Allen Fieldhouse. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Tar Heels’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Jayhawks’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving North Carolina

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Kansas

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

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

Big Early Season test for Kansas

Kansas is the number one team in the country and this is a really good early-season test to see how good they are. The first game was a blowout victory over Howard and one thing that is for sure, this is one of the deepest teams in all of college basketball. Kansas had 10 different players that played at least 14 minutes. 

Kansas’s offense put up 87 points while the defense gave up 57 points on the way to the blowout victory. Zeke Mayo last year was the top player at South Dakota State and he came off the bench and put up 19 points and four rebounds. Flory Binduga also came off the bench and he put up 13 points and eight rebounds. As a team, Kansas shot 60.4 percent from the field and 50 percent from behind the three-point line. 

North Carolina Ran Up the Score

North Carolina in the first game faced off against Elon and they were able to secure the 90-76 victory. At halftime, they were up 51-39 and in the second half, they didn’t pull away much but still were able to secure a comfortable victory. The offense put up 90 points, but the defense gave up 76 points, and that defense has to be a concern. As a team the Tar Heels shot 40 percent from the field and 40.6 percent from behind the three-point line. RJ Davis is back for this Tar Heels team and he put up 24 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. In this game, if North Carolina wants to find success, they are going to need the defense to be a whole lot better. North Carolina will take on American, Hawaii, Dayton, and Alabama after this one.

Why North Carolina Will Cover Against Kansas

• North Carolina has won 11 of its last 13 games.
• Kansas has lost each of its last three games against AP-ranked opponents.

North Carolina vs Kansas Prediction 

I think Kansas wins this game, but it’s going to take a late basket to get it done. This offense is super talented for North Carolina and they are going to run up the score here. North Carolina scored 90 points in the first game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. This game is probably going to be high-scoring, and the over will probably cash, but the play is with North Carolina to cover the spread. 

Shane Mickle's Pick: North Carolina +7.5