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North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh line, picks: Advanced computer college basketball model releases selections for Tuesday ACC matchup – SportsLine.com
The No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels visit the Pittsburgh Panthers for an ACC showdown at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Tar Heels as 4.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 157.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).
Before making any North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 8 of the 2023-24 season on a 101-64 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $2,000 for $100 players. It is also off to a sizzling 11-3 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!
The model knows North Carolina senior guard R.J. Davis has scored 20 or more points in each of the last eight games and is coming off his first double-double of the season. In the win over Charleston Southern, Davis scored 20 points, while dishing out 10 assists. He scored a season-high 30 points in an 87-72 win over 20th-ranked Arkansas on Nov. 24. For the season, he is averaging 21.6 points, 3.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 33.8 minutes of action.
The model also knows the Panthers have three players averaging 10 points or more, led by senior forward Blake Hinson, who is in his second year with the program. Hinson averages 19.5 points, five rebounds and one assist in 31.2 minutes of action. He is hitting 46.1% of his field goals, including a blistering 43.8% from 3-point range. He has reached double-figure scoring in 12 of 13 games, including a season-high 29 points in an 80-63 win at West Virginia on Dec. 6.
Now, it has set its sights on North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh. We can tell you the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in 80% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.
Who wins North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh? And which side of the spread hits in 80% of simulations? … Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh spread you should be all over Tuesday, all from the model on a roll on college basketball picks!
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo continuously collects data on its animals to make sure they are thriving in their environments. As a result, zoo researchers recently made some major changes to how and what they feed some animals.
FOX8’s Shannon Smith shares their findings in today’s Zoo Filez.
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Lee and Booker lead No. 2 Texas past No. 11 North Carolina 79-64 in ACC-SEC challenge :: WRALSportsFan.com
AUSTIN, Texas — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jordan Lee scored a career-best 22 points, Madison Booker added 18 and No. 2 Texas beat No. 11 North Carolina 79-64 on Thursday night in the ACC-SEC challenge.
Texas (9-0) has won 31 straight home games, this one largely by outscoring North Carolina (8-2) 47-25 in the middle two quarters. Texas led by 24 late in the game.
Lee helped Texas pull away in the second half by stealing two passes and converting them into fast-break layups. Booker hit 10 of 11 free throws.
Kyla Oldacre had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Longhorns, and Justice Carlton scored 11 points. Rori Harmon had eight assists and three of Texas’ 11 steals.
Elina Aarnisalo led North Carolina with 17 points. Indya Nivar scored 16.
North Carolina outshot Texas 47% to 46%, but the Tar Heels committed 20 turnovers that the Longhorns turned into 24 points.
The Tar Heels came in averaging nine 3-pointers a game, but shot just 2 for 11 against Texas.
Texas has been without rotation players Aaliyah Crump (foot), Bryanna Preston (ankle) and Ashton Judd (knee) for its last four games. Judd has yet to appear in a game after transferring from Missouri.
The Longhorns had difficulty guarding North Carolina at the start of the game. The Tar Heels hit 10 of 13 from the field in the first quarter, outscoring the Longhorns 16-4 in the paint and taking a 21-16 lead.
The Longhorns pushed back in the second quarter with characteristic rugged defense while driving inside, getting to the free throw line and outscoring North Carolina 23-10. Oldacre scored 10.
Texas dominated the third quarter as well, 24-15, with Carlton scoring 10.
North Carolina hosts Boston University on Sunday. Texas hosts Prairie View A&M on Sunday.
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