The Spartans will try to cover the spread at USS Carl Vinson on Friday when they get a visit from the North Carolina Tar Heels in college basketball action.

This matchup is a neutral-site affair being played at USS Carl Vinson.

The Spartans bring a 0-0 record (0-0 ATS) to this tilt against the 0-0 Tar Heels, who are 0-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Michigan State go 0-0 so far and the Tar Heels go 0-0.



View North Carolina vs Michigan State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Spartans as 9.5-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Spartans at No. 67 and the Tar Heels at No. 8 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 2-0 result in favor of the Spartans.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Michigan State has the nation's No. 12-rated offensive output, at 0 PPG. The visiting Tar Heels defense ranks No. 1 allowing on average 0 PPG. The Spartans FG% has averaged 0% so far, almost the same as the Tar Heels marksmen have achieved on the year, 0% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, North Carolina owns the country's No. 1-rated mark, allowing 0 points per game on the highway. Michigan State, on the other hand, rates No. 5 in scoring at home.

Last time out for North Carolina, they were a 76-69 loser as they battled Kentucky. They failed to cover in the match as a 1.5-point underdog.

Michigan State was a 78-76 loser in their most recent outing against UCLA. They failed to cover the 1–point spread as favorites.


North Carolina Tar Heels Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing UNC Asheville are 4-2
After playing Kentucky are 10-0
After a loss are 8-2

Michigan State Spartans Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Duke are 6-0
After playing UCLA are 3-0
After a loss are 6-4

A few Tar Heels at Spartans trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Michigan State's last 10 games
Michigan State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Michigan State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina
Michigan State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina


Next up:
North Carolina at UNC Asheville, Sunday, November 13
Michigan State at Duke, Tuesday, November 15