Kentucky vs North Carolina College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 2

The Kentucky Wildcats (5-2) play the North Carolina Tar Heels (6-1) on December 2, 2025. The matchup airs on ESPN.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Kentucky vs. North Carolina Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
• Game time: 9:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• Location: Lexington, Kentucky
• Arena: Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs. North Carolina Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Kentucky win (75.8%)

Here's a look at some betting trends and insights for Kentucky (-5.5) versus North Carolina on Tuesday. The over/under has been set at 160.5 points for this game.

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Kentucky vs. North Carolina: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Kentucky has put together a 4-3-0 record against the spread this season.
• North Carolina has put together a 4-3-0 ATS record so far this season.
• The Wildcats did a better job covering the spread when playing at home (10-8-0) last season than they did in road affairs (4-6-0).
• Against the spread, the Tar Heels performed better at home (7-8-0) than away (4-8-0) last year.

Kentucky vs. North Carolina: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Kentucky was defeated in the one game it played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Wildcats have yet to play a game this season with better moneyline odds than -245.
• North Carolina has been listed as the moneyline underdog just one other time so far this season, a game it lost.
• The Tar Heels have not yet played a game with moneyline odds of +198 or longer.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Kentucky has a 71% chance of walking away with the win.

Kentucky vs. North Carolina Head-to-Head Comparison

• Last season, Kentucky was seventh-best in college basketball on offense (84.4 points scored per game) and ranked 315th defensively (77.2 points conceded).
• At 34.1 rebounds per game and 32.1 rebounds conceded, Kentucky was 63rd and 239th in the country, respectively, last year.
• Last season Kentucky was 17th-best in the nation in assists with 16.9 per game.
• Kentucky was 108th in the country in turnovers per game (10.4) and 312th in turnovers forced (9.9) last year.
• North Carolina put up 80.7 points per game (29th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while surrendering 74.7 points per contest (261st-ranked).
• North Carolina ranked 105th in college basketball with 33.2 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 182nd with 31.2 rebounds allowed per contest.
• North Carolina ranked 93rd in the nation with 14.7 assists per game.
• North Carolina committed 10.5 turnovers per game (120th-ranked in college basketball) this season, while forcing 10.2 turnovers per contest (288th-ranked).

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