The No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels welcome the Wofford Terriers to Dean E. Smith Center. Action gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and can be seen on EFC and ES3.
The Tar Heels won big over Fairfield 92-65 on Sunday. Nate Britt was the team’s high scorer with 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting. The Terriers, meanwhile, are coming off an 83-74 loss to Missouri on Friday. Fletcher Magee led the game in scoring with 22 points.
This one isn’t expected to be close when North Carolina, a big 20-point favorite, takes on Wofford. The matchup has an estimated Over/Under (O/U) of 150 points. The Tar Heels have performed very well early on with a 2-0 record Straight Up (SU) and 2-0 Against The Spread (ATS). The Tar Heels have no trouble scoring as they rank 33rd in the nation in offense with 91.5 points per game. The Tar Heels are one of the best in Division I in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting a stellar .429 from beyond the arc. The Tar Heels have a distinct advantage on the boards in this matchup. They are the 39th-ranked rebounding team in Division I, averaging 47.0 per game, while the Terriers rank 330th in the nation with 29.0 per game. Few teams in the nation have a higher assist-to-turnover ratio than North Carolina, which ranks 16th at 2.05.
This game marks the first time North Carolina and Wofford have ever played one another in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – UNC, ATS Winner – UNC, O/U – Over
Notes
North Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of North Carolina’s last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of North Carolina’s last 11 games at home.
