Louisville vs. North Carolina Predictions - January 1

ACC play features the Louisville Cardinals (8-5, 1-1 ACC) at home against the North Carolina Tar Heels (8-5, 1-0 ACC) on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET.

The Cardinals are currently slight 1.5-point favorites over the Tar Heels. The over/under is 164.5 points for the game.

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Louisville vs. North Carolina Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ACC Network
  • Location: Louisville, Kentucky
  • Arena: KFC Yum! Center

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Louisville vs. North Carolina Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Louisville (-1.5)
  • Moneyline: Louisville (-120), North Carolina (+100)
  • Total: 164.5 points

Pick ATS:North Carolina (+1.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (164.5)
  • Prediction: North Carolina 79, Louisville 78

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Louisville vs. North Carolina Comparison

Louisville Rank Louisville Stat North Carolina Stat North Carolina Rank
124th 78.0 Points Scored 86.5 15th
201st 71.7 Points Allowed 79.4 337th
235th 13.3 Assists 14.4 166th
195th 11.7 Turnovers 10.8 110th
287th 42.8% Field Goal % 47.6% 77th
279th 45.1% Field Goal % Allowed 42.9% 169th

Louisville Key Players

  • The leader in points and assists for the Cardinals is Chucky Hepburn, who scores 15.2 points and distributes 5.2 assists per game.
  • J'Vonne Hadley is Louisville's best rebounder, pulling down an average of 8.0 boards in each contest while scoring 10.2 points per game.
  • The Cardinals get the most three-point shooting production out of Reyne Smith, who knocks down 3.4 threes per game.
  • The Louisville steals leader is Hepburn, who averages 2.8 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is James Scott, who compiles 0.7 rejections per contest.

North Carolina Key Players

  • RJ Davis is at the top of the Tar Heels scoring leaderboard with 18.8 points per game. Davis also pulls down 4.3 rebounds and racks up 3.9 assists per game.
  • The North Carolina leaders in rebounding and assists are Seth Trimble with 4.8 rebounds per game (also adding 14.8 points and 1.7 assists per game) and Elliot Cadeau with 6.2 assists per game (also tacking on 11.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game).
  • Davis is the top shooter from deep for the Tar Heels, hitting 2.2 threes per game.
  • North Carolina's leader in steals is Trimble with 1.8 per game, and its leader in blocks is Drake Powell with 0.8 per game.

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