North Carolina vs Pittsburgh College Basketball Odds Prediction, Spread, Tip Off Time, Best Bets for January 2

The Pittsburgh Panthers (9-4, 0-2 ACC) aim to extend a three-game home win streak when they host the North Carolina Tar Heels (9-3, 1-0 ACC) on January 2, 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. Pittsburgh Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN
• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Arena: Petersen Events Center

Before making a bet on Tuesday's North Carolina-Pittsburgh spread (North Carolina -4.5) or total (157.5 points), take a look at the betting trends and insights below.

North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• North Carolina is 6-6-0 ATS this season.
• Pittsburgh has compiled an 8-5-0 ATS record so far this season.
• North Carolina covers the spread when it is a 4.5-point favorite or more 50% of the time. That's more often than Pittsburgh covers as an underdog of 4.5 or more (never covered this season).
• The Tar Heels sported a better record against the spread when playing at home (7-8-0) than they did on the road (2-9-0) last season.
• Last season, the Panthers were 11-6-0 at home against the spread (.647 winning percentage). Away, they were 10-2-0 ATS (.833).

North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh: Moneyline Betting Stats

• North Carolina has yet to lose any of the six games it has been chosen as the favorite in this season.
• The Tar Heels have yet to lose in four games when named as moneyline favorite of -184 or better.
• Pittsburgh has won 33.3% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (1-2).
• The Panthers have played as a moneyline underdog of +152 or longer in just two games this season, which they split 1-1.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that North Carolina has a 64.8% chance of pulling out a win.

North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh Head-to-Head Comparison

• North Carolina has a +156 scoring differential, topping opponents by 13 points per game. It is putting up 86.3 points per game to rank 13th in college basketball and is giving up 73.3 per outing to rank 238th in college basketball.
• North Carolina's leading scorer, RJ Davis, is eighth in college basketball scoring 21.6 points per game.
• Pittsburgh has a +204 scoring differential, topping opponents by 15.7 points per game. It is putting up 80.5 points per game, 62nd in college basketball, and is allowing 64.8 per outing to rank 49th in college basketball.
• Blake Hinson paces Pittsburgh, putting up 19.5 points per game (30th in college basketball).
• The Tar Heels prevail in the rebound battle by an average of four boards. They are collecting 38.4 rebounds per game (106th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 34.4 per contest.
• Armando Bacot leads the Tar Heels with 10.8 rebounds per game (fifth in college basketball action).
• The Panthers come out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 9.3 boards. They are collecting 42.2 rebounds per game (19th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 32.9.
• Ishmael Leggett's 6.1 rebounds per game lead the Panthers and rank 325th in college basketball.
• North Carolina averages 105.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (22nd in college basketball), and allows 89.6 points per 100 possessions (172nd in college basketball).
• The Panthers' 102.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 45th in college basketball, and the 82.3 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 36th in college basketball.

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