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Two hot teams meet when the No. 25 North Carolina Tar Heels (9-4, 1-1 ACC) visit the Pittsburgh Panthers (9-4, 2-0 ACC) on Friday, December 30, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET. The Tar Heels are 5.5-point favorites and put their four-game win streak on the line against the Panthers, winners of three straight. The matchup’s over/under is set at 148.5.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Tar Heels vs. Panthers
- Game Day: Friday, December 30, 2022
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Arena: Petersen Events Center
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | -5.5 | 148.5 |
North Carolina Betting Stats & Information
- North Carolina is 9-1 in games when it was listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 90%).
- The Tar Heels have not yet played a game with moneyline odds of -226 or shorter.
- The Tar Heels’ ATS record is 4-9-0 this season.
- The Panthers have a 2-1 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 5.5 points or more this year.
- The average over/under North Carolina has had set in matchups this year is 7.5 more points than this outing’s point total.
Pittsburgh Betting Stats & Info
- Pittsburgh has entered the game as underdogs seven times this season and won three of those games.
- The Panthers have not been a bigger underdog this season than the +181 moneyline set for this game.
- So far this season, the Panthers have put together a 9-4-0 record against the spread.
- The Panthers are 2-1 against the spread when an underdog by 5.5 points or more this year.
- The average point total for Pittsburgh this season is 5.3 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh Season Stat Comparison
| North Carolina Rank | North Carolina AVG | Pittsburgh AVG | Pittsburgh Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | 81.5 | Points Scored | 75.8 | 116th |
| 315th | 74.5 | Points Allowed | 67.5 | 145th |
| 19th | 37.5 | Rebounds | 37.2 | 26th |
| 156th | 9.3 | Off. Rebounds | 10.2 | 80th |
| 278th | 6.4 | 3pt Made | 9.1 | 45th |
| 239th | 12.8 | Assists | 14.8 | 102nd |
| 87th | 11.5 | Turnovers | 13.3 | 258th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
North Carolina Tar Heels Leaders
- The leader in points and assists for the Tar Heels is Caleb Love, who scores 18.3 points and distributes 3.8 assists per game.
- North Carolina’s best rebounder is Armando Bacot, who averages 11.1 boards per game in addition to his 18.2 PPG average.
- Love makes more threes per game than any other member of the Tar Heels, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of two per contest.
Pittsburgh Panthers Leaders
- Blake Hinson sits atop the Panthers leaderboards for scoring and rebounding with 17.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
- Nelly Cummings’ assist statline leads Pittsburgh; he records 4.7 assists per game.
- Greg Elliott hits 2.2 three-pointers per game, the most on the Panthers.
