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The Charleston Southern Buccaneers (4-8) are heavy underdogs (+32.5) as they try to break a six-game road slide when they take on the No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels (8-3) on Friday, December 29, 2023 at Dean Smith Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on ACC Network. The over/under is set at 152 for the matchup.
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How do I watch Tar Heels vs. Buccaneers?
- Game Day: Friday, December 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ACC Network
- Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Arena: Dean Smith Center
Betting Lines for Tar Heels vs. Buccaneers
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | -32.5 | 152 |
North Carolina Betting Stats & Information
- The Tar Heels are 5-6-0 against the spread this season.
- The average over/under North Carolina has had in its games this year is seven more points than this particular game’s point total.
Charleston Southern Betting Stats & Info
- The Buccaneers are 3-6-1 against the spread this season.
- The average over/under for Charleston Southern’s games this season is 6.7 fewer points than the point total of 152 in this outing.
North Carolina vs. Charleston Southern Season Stat Comparison
| North Carolina Rank | North Carolina AVG | Charleston Southern AVG | Charleston Southern Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24th | 84.5 | Points Scored | 71.8 | 251st |
| 269th | 74.5 | Points Allowed | 73.6 | 246th |
| 132nd | 37.7 | Rebounds | 33.8 | 290th |
| 153rd | 9.5 | Off. Rebounds | 7.3 | 306th |
| 147th | 7.8 | 3pt Made | 7.4 | 194th |
| 161st | 13.8 | Assists | 11.8 | 297th |
| 63rd | 10.3 | Turnovers | 11.8 | 182nd |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
North Carolina Tar Heels Leaders
- The Tar Heels scoring leader is RJ Davis, who averages 21.7 per contest to go with 3.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
- Armando Bacot leads North Carolina in rebounding, averaging 11.0 per game, while Elliot Cadeau leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.7 in each contest.
- The Tar Heels get the most three-point shooting production out of Davis, who knocks down 2.9 threes per game.
Charleston Southern Buccaneers Leaders
- RJ Johnson averages 17.3 points and tacks on 2.4 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Buccaneers’ leaderboards for those statistics.
- Taje’ Kelly grabs 8.8 rebounds per game (he also scores 15.3 points per game and adds 2.3 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Charleston Southern rebounding leaderboard.
- Daren Patrick is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Buccaneers, hitting 2.0 threes per game.
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