North Carolina vs Alabama Basketball Prediction, Best Bets, Spread & Odds - December 4

The Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2) face the North Carolina Tar Heels (4-3) at Dean E. Smith Center on December 4, 2024.

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

North Carolina vs. Alabama Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
• Game time: 7:15 PM ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Arena: Dean E. Smith Center

Read these betting trends and insights before you wager on Wednesday's North Carolina-Alabama spread (North Carolina -1.5) or over/under (175.5 points).

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North Carolina vs. Alabama: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• North Carolina has put together a 3-4-0 record against the spread this season.
• Alabama has won three games against the spread this year, while failing to cover five times.
• As a 1.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Alabama is 1-0 against the spread compared to the 2-3 ATS record North Carolina racks up as a 1.5-point favorite.
• The Tar Heels covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than road games last year. They covered eight times in 15 games when playing at home, and they covered seven times in 10 games on the road.
• Against the spread, the Crimson Tide performed better at home (11-5-0) than away (5-5-0) last season.

North Carolina vs. Alabama: Moneyline Betting Stats

• North Carolina has been victorious in four of the five contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
• This season, the Tar Heels have been victorious four times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -126 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Alabama has been the moneyline underdog just one other time so far this season, a game it won.
• The Crimson Tide have played as a moneyline underdog of +105 or longer in just one game this season, which they won.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that North Carolina has a 55.8% chance of pulling out a win.

North Carolina vs. Alabama Head-to-Head Comparison

• North Carolina is outscoring opponents by 9.6 points per game with a +67 scoring differential overall. It puts up 89.7 points per game (seventh in college basketball) and allows 80.1 per contest (336th in college basketball).
• RJ Davis' 18.4 points per game lead North Carolina and rank 63rd in the country.
• Alabama outscores opponents by 10.6 points per game (posting 88.6 points per game, 11th in college basketball, and conceding 78 per contest, 318th in college basketball) and has a +85 scoring differential.
• Mark Sears paces Alabama, scoring 16 points per game (178th in college basketball).
• The Tar Heels rank 121st in college basketball at 34.7 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 33.9 their opponents average.
• Jae'Lyn Withers is 364th in college basketball play with 5.9 rebounds per game to lead the Tar Heels.
• The 40.3 rebounds per game the Crimson Tide accumulate rank sixth in college basketball, 8.8 more than the 31.5 their opponents pull down.
• Grant Nelson's 7.8 rebounds per game lead the Crimson Tide and rank 94th in the country.
• North Carolina averages 108.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (17th in college basketball), and allows 96.8 points per 100 possessions (305th in college basketball).
• The Crimson Tide rank 52nd in college basketball with 103.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 213th defensively with 91.4 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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