North Carolina vs. Ole Miss Predictions - NCAA Tournament

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An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the No. 6 seed Ole Miss Rebels (22-11) play against the No. 11 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (23-13) on Friday at Fiserv Forum. The contest starts at 4:05 p.m. ET, on TNT.

The Tar Heels are currently slight 1.5-point favorites against the Rebels. A 155.5-point total has been set for the game.

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North Carolina vs. Ole Miss Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Friday, March 21, 2025
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: TNT
  • Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Arena: Fiserv Forum
  • Live stream: Watch this match on Max (Regional restrictions may apply)

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North Carolina vs. Ole Miss Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: North Carolina (-1.5)
  • Moneyline: North Carolina (-126), Ole Miss (+108)
  • Total: 155.5 points

Pick ATS:Ole Miss (+1.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (155.5)
  • Prediction: North Carolina 77, Ole Miss 76

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North Carolina vs. Ole Miss Comparison

North Carolina Rank North Carolina Stat Ole Miss Stat Ole Miss Rank
26th 81.2 Points Scored 77.2 88th
263rd 74.8 Points Allowed 71.7 173rd
100th 14.6 Assists 14.2 127th
130th 10.6 Turnovers 8.5 4th
36th 47.8% Field Goal % 44.2% 204th
131st 43.1% Field Goal % Allowed 43.3% 140th

North Carolina Key Players

  • RJ Davis leads the Tar Heels in scoring, tallying 17.3 points per game to go with 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists.
  • Ven-Allen Lubin is North Carolina's leading rebounder, pulling down 5.6 per game, while Elliot Cadeau is its best passer, distributing 6.1 assists in each contest.
  • The Tar Heels get the most three-point shooting production out of Davis, who makes 2.3 threes per game.
  • The North Carolina steals leader is Seth Trimble, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Lubin, who compiles 0.9 rejections per contest.

Ole Miss Key Players

  • Sean Pedulla collects 14.9 points and adds 3.6 assists per game, and is at the top of the Rebels' leaderboards in those statistics.
  • Malik Dia's stat line of 5.7 rebounds, 10.6 points and 0.8 assists per game secures the top spot on the Ole Miss rebounding leaderboard.
  • Pedulla averages 2.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Rebels.
  • Ole Miss' leader in steals is Pedulla (1.8 per game), and its leader in blocks is Dre Davis (1.0 per game).

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