The opening week of the 2024-25 college basketball season continues into the weekend, and Friday features a top-10 matchup, including the No. 1 team in the country in action, for Kansas vs. North Carolina at Kansas’s Allen Fieldhouse. The No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks went 23-11 last season before losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels went 29-8 and lost in the Sweet 16. Kansas had the No. 3 ranked transfer portal acquisitions in the country, according to 247Sports.com, highlighted by small forward Rylan Griffen from Alabama. North Carolina returns ACC Player of the Year RJ Davis, who averaged 21.2 points per game last year.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas is an 8-point favorite in the latest North Carolina vs. Kansas odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points is 160.5, up 7.5 points from the opener. Before entering any Kansas vs. North Carolina picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the proven model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters the 2024-25 season on a 153-110 betting roll (+1891) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on UNC vs. Kansas. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the Kansas vs. UNC game:
Kansas vs. North Carolina spread: Kansas -8Kansas vs. North Carolina over/under: 160.5 pointsKansas vs. North Carolina money line: Kansas -352, North Carolina +279Kansas vs. North Carolina picks: See picks hereKansas vs. North Carolina streaming: FuboTV (Try for free)
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