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The North Carolina Tar Heels will face the Portland Pilots on the road in Oregon. The game will pit an Atlantic Coast team against a West Coast team in a non-conference matchup.
The Pilots are 4-2 for the season and currently sit in the middle of their conference standings. The Tar Heels are currently unbeaten in their conference with an overall record of 4-0. The Tar Heels are on a four-game winning streak but have failed to cover the spread in three of those games.
North Carolina vs Portland Betting Odds
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North Carolina vs Portland Match Details
Fixture: NC Tar Heels at Portland Pilots
Date and Time: Thursday, November 24 at 1:00 PM ET
Venue: Moda Center, Oregon
North Carolina vs Portland Key Stats
The Tar Heels are scoring 80.8 points per game and giving up 68 points per game on the defensive end. They have been highly influential with their field goal and free throw percentages, standing at 47.1% and 76.1%, respectively. They have struggled with their three-point shooting percentage, which was a real strength for North Carolina in the previous season.
Armando Bacot has been the standout player for the Tar Heels so far this season. He leads the roster in points, rebounds, and steals per game. Bacot is averaging 18.2 ppg, 11.8 rpg, and 1.2 steals per game. Caleb Love and Pete Nance have been supporting the starting lineup with a good average of points and rebounds per game.
The Pilots are averaging 79.2 points per game and giving up 69.2 on the defensive end, which gives them a ten-point differential. They have impressed with their free throw percentage. They have won four of their last six games but have failed to cover the spread in three of those contests.
Their point guard, Tyler Robertson, has been highly efficient this season and is averaging 17.5 points per game with 4.3 assists for the season. The rest of the offense has also stepped up, but they are lacking consistency in their gameplay, which has cost them some easy wins this season.
North Carolina vs Portland Betting Prediction
The Tar Heels are scoring 11.6 more points than the Pilots are giving up this season. The Tar Heels have a very strong offense, which will look to dominate the Pilots' fragile defense. The Tar Heels have managed to cover the spread in all six of their previous neutral-site games, and this one should be yet another easy one for Bacot and Co.
Pick: Tar Heels -14.5 (-110)
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