Kansas Jayhawks vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 11/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC

TV: ESPN

The North Carolina Tar Heels (1-0) will try to beat the Kansas Jayhawks (1-0) at Dean E. Smith Center on Friday.

The Kansas Jayhawks played Green Bay and earned the victory with a final of 94-51 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Jayhawks ended up walking away with 15 and Green Bay accounted for 20 fouls. They also made 8 of their 31 attempts from long range. Green Bay ended up shooting 61.1% at the free throw line by converting 11 of their 18 shots. Moreover, Green Bay collected 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Green Bay doled out 7 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, Kansas let their opponent shoot 28.6% from the field on 16 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for the game while forcing 6 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled 44 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Jayhawks made 18 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Kansas wrapped up the game having earned a 56.9% field goal percentage (33 out of 58) and buried 10 of 27 shots from downtown.

Flory Bidunga is a player who was a major factor for this game. He finished the contest at 81.8% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and grabbed 6 boards. He accounted for 23 points on 9 out of 11 shooting.

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Kansas will take the court with a win-loss mark of 1-0 on the campaign. They turn it over 3.0 times per game and as a team they commit 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Kansas is grabbing 44.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 20 assists so far this year, which ranks 107th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Jayhawks are hitting 37.0% on shots from downtown (10 of 27) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 94.0 points per contest (82nd in the nation) while shooting 56.9% from the field.

On defense, the Jayhawks are forcing 8.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are 65th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 7 relinquished on the season. The Jayhawks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 28.6% (16 of 56) and they surrender 26.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 25.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 59th in college in PPG allowed (51.0).

The last time they took the court, the North Carolina Tar Heels got the victory with a final of 94-54 against Central Arkansas. In relation to rebounds, North Carolina permitted Central Arkansas to pull down 27 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 27.6% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Tar Heels allowed Central Arkansas to convert 20 out of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.3% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Tar Heels ended up going 33 for 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, North Carolina converted 10 of their 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to bury 18 of those for a percentage of 81.8%. Central Arkansas was called for 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Tar Heels to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. The Tar Heels were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 41 in this game.

Caleb Wilson ended up being a major contributor for the Tar Heels in the matchup. He made 8 of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 80.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 25 mins on the court and accounted for 3 dimes in the matchup.

North Carolina has a mark of 1-0 so far this year. As an offense, the Tar Heels are hitting on 50.8% from the field, which has them ranked 94th in D-1. North Carolina has earned 94 points this season and they pull in 45.0 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 23.0 times per game (39th in college) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Tar Heels are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The North Carolina defense allows 27.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (8 of 29) and opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 8.0 assists and 30.0 rebounds per contest, which is 90th and 117th in college hoops. The Tar Heels on the defensive end are ranked 72nd in the nation in points given up per game with 54.0. They have forced 17.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 31.3% from the field (61st in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina

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