The North Carolina Tar Heels will try to pay off for their supporters on Saturday when they play host to the Rebels at Orleans Arena in NCAAB action.

This game is being played at a neutral-site court (Orleans Arena).

The Tar Heels currently sports a 5-0 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 3-1 ATS. The Rebels are 6-0 and 3-2 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Tar Heels produce a 3-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Rebels have gone 2-3 against the number.



View UNLV vs North Carolina Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 235 (Tar Heels) and the No. 289 (Rebels) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 97-94 result in favor of the Tar Heels has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up North Carolina's No. 3 nationally ranked offense (89.6 points per game) against a Rebels defense that sits as the No. 70 at 60.8 PPG. The Tar Heels have been averaging 51.7% from the field, more than the Rebels have managed so far this season (48% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, UNLV owns the country's No. 1-rated mark, allowing 0 points per game on the highway. North Carolina, on the other hand, rates No. 10 in scoring at home.

Last time out for UNLV, they were a 66-55 Sportsbook as they battled USC at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 13-point favorite. The Rebels grabbed a 66-55 win over the Trojans on Friday, behind a 14-point effort from Oscar Bellfield at Orleans Arena.

In their last action, North Carolina was an 87-62 Sportsbook at home against South Carolina. They covered the 18.5–point spread as favorites. The battle between the Tar Heels and Gamecocks didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as South Carolina was handed an 87-62 defeat on Friday at Orleans Arena.


UNLV Rebels Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Santa Barbara are 3-2
After playing USC are 4-3
After a win are 9-1

North Carolina Tar Heels Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Wisconsin are 1-0
After playing South Carolina are 1-0
After a win are 8-2

A few Rebels at Tar Heels trends to consider:
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
UNLV at Santa Barbara, Wednesday, November 30
North Carolina home to Wisconsin, Wednesday, November 30