North Carolina vs Alabama Betting Sweet 16 Odds, Trends, Pick

North Carolina vs Alabama Betting odds, trends, and picks for this Sweet 16, March Madness 2024 game. Place a bet on this college basketball game now at YouWager.lv.

When the No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7) and No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (23-11) play in the Sweet 16, one of them will advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. This game will air on CBS at 9:39 p.m. ET on Thursday.

The Tar Heels, who are 4-point favorites, will meet the Crimson Tide. The duel has a point total of 173.5.

North Carolina has a 21-15-0 ATS record this season, while Alabama is 19-15-0. This season, the Tar Heels have seen 19 games go over, while the Crimson Tide have had 25. The clubs average 172.5 points per game, one less than this matchup’s total. Over the last ten games, North Carolina is 6-4 against the spread and 9-1 overall, while Alabama is 4-6 against the spread and 6-4 overall.

Here’s everything you need to know about Thursday’s NCAA basketball clash.

North Carolina vs Alabama Betting Odds

Here are the North Carolina vs Alabama Betting odds:

TEAM	SPREAD	MONEYLINE	TOTAL
ALABAMA	+4	+167	Over 173
NORTH CAROLINA	-4	-195	Under 173

North Carolina vs Alabama Betting Trends

Here are the North Carolina vs Alabama Betting trends for moneyline, ATS and total:

Moneyline

North Carolina has won 81.2% of its games this season as a moneyline favorite (26-6).
When playing as a moneyline favorite of -184 or less, the Tar Heels are 20-4 (winning 83.3% of the time).
North Carolina has a 64.8% chance of winning this contest, according to the moneyline’s implied probability.
Alabama has won two of nine games this season as underdogs.
This season, the Crimson Tide have won two of seven games as underdogs with a moneyline of at least +153.
The moneyline at the bookies indicates that Alabama has a 39.5% chance of winning. Here’s all you need to know about the game on Thursday.

Against the Spread

North Carolina has a 21-15-0 ATS record thus far this season.
Alabama has won 19 games against the spread this season while failing to cover 15 times.
The Tar Heels average 81.8 points per game, which is only 0.9 higher than what the Crimson Tide allow (80.9).
North Carolina is 11-5 against the spread and 14-2 overall when scoring more than 80.9 points.
When Alabama allows less than 81.8 points, it is 13-3 against the spread and 15-1 overall.
The Crimson Tide averages 20.7 more points per game (90.7) than the Tar Heels allow (70).
Alabama is 17-13 ATS and 21-10 overall when scoring more than 70 points.
North Carolina is 17-13 against the spread and 24-6 overall when allowing less than 90.7 points.

Over/Under

This season, the Tar Heels’ average implied point total is 80.8, which is 8.2 points lower than the implied total from Thursday’s game (89).
So far this season, North Carolina has scored over 89 points nine times.
The Crimson Tide’s average implied point total for the season (87.1 points) is 2.1 points greater than their implied total in this game (85).
So far this season, Alabama has scored over 85 points in 22 games.

North Carolina vs Alabama Betting: Last 10 Games

North Carolina has gone 9-1 in its last ten games, with a 6-4 record against the spread.
Five of the ten games between the Tar Heels and their opponents have gone over.
North Carolina’s average total over the last ten games is 28.3 points lower than the 173.5 over/under set for this game.
The Tar Heels’ per-game scoring average during the last 10 games is 2.7 points lower than their season-long average.
Alabama has a 4-6 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall in its last ten games.
Eight of the Crimson Tide’s last ten games have exceeded the total.
Alabama and its opponents have scored an average of 172.2 combined points in the last ten games, which is 1.3 less than the 173.5 over/under in this game.
In the last ten games, the Crimson Tide have averaged 1.1 more points than their season average of 90.7 PPG.

North Carolina Tar Heels Insights

First, we have the North Carolina vs Alabama Betting insights for the Tar Heels.

North Carolina’s +426 scoring difference (outscoring opponents by 11.8 points per game) is the result of averaging 81.8 points per game (20th in NCAA basketball) and allowing 70 points per game (112th).

North Carolina leads the rebounding battle by 7.3 boards on average. It has 40.9 rebounds per game, which ranks eighth in collegiate basketball, while its opponents average 33.6.

The Tar Heels average 8 three-pointers per game (119th in college basketball) at a 35.8% rate (80th in college basketball), while their opponents make 7 and shoot 31.7% from deep.

North Carolina’s offense ranks 29th in college basketball with 102.5 points per 100 possessions, while their defense ranks 41st with 87.7 points per 100 possessions.

The Tar Heels average 87.5 points per game at home, compared to 71.8 points on the road, a 15.7-point advantage each game.

Alabama Crimson Tide Insights

Now, we have the North Carolina vs Alabama Betting insights for the Crimson Tide.

Alabama leads opponents by 9.8 points per game and has a +334 scoring differential overall. It scores 90.7 points per game (first in college basketball) while allowing 80.9 points per game (355th in college basketball).

Alabama averages 39.7 rebounds per game (22nd in NCAA basketball) and allows 35.5 per game to opponents. It outrebounds its opponents by 4.2 boards per game.

Alabama makes 11 three-pointers per game (third highest in NCAA basketball), 3.7 more than its opponents. It shoots 36.7% from deep (ranked 29th in NCAA basketball), while its opponents shoot 31.3%.

Alabama’s offensive scoring rate of 106.7 points per 100 possessions ranks fifth in college basketball, while its defensive rating of 95.2 points per 100 possessions ranks 254th.

The Crimson Tide averages 93.9 points per game at home and 87.3 on the road.

North Carolina Key Players to Watch

RJ Davis is the Tar Heels’ leading scorer, averaging 21.3 points per game with 3.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

Armando Bacot is North Carolina’s leading rebounder, grabbing 10.2 per game, while Elliot Cadeau is its greatest passer, averaging 4.1 assists per game.

Davis leads the Tar Heels in three-point shooting production, averaging 3.1 per game.

Ingram Harrison and Bacot lead North Carolina’s defense, with Ingram averaging 1.4 thefts per game and Bacot averaging 1.4 blocks per game.

Alabama Key Players to Watch

Aaron Estrada leads the Crimson Tide in rebounding and assists, averaging 5.4 and 4.6 per game.

Mark Sears is Alabama’s leading scorer, averaging 21.5 points per game. He also averages 4.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.

Sears averages 2.4 three-pointers per game, the highest on the Crimson Tide.

Sears leads Alabama in thefts (1.7 per game), while Grant Nelson leads the team in blocks (1.6 per game).

North Carolina vs Alabama Betting Picks

Here are the North Carolina vs Alabama Betting picks:

Pick ATS: Alabama
Pick OU: Under

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