Navy Midshipmen vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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

TV: ACC Network

The North Carolina Tar Heels (3-0) will try to defeat the Navy Midshipmen (1-2) at Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday.

The Navy Midshipmen faced off with Washington College and walked away with a win by a score of 97-64 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Midshipmen left the arena with 13 while Washington College accounted for 23 fouls. They also buried 10 of their 32 attempts from distance. Washington College finished shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 9 shots. Furthermore, Washington College snagged 18 rebounds (5 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Washington College doled out 13 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defending, Navy allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the floor on 24 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 24 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 42 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Midshipmen converted 21 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Navy walked away from the contest having earned a 59.6% field goal percentage (34 of 57) and made 8 of 18 three-point attempts.

Aidan Kehoe is a guy who was a factor for this game. He finished the game at 76.9% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 26 minutes and also snagged 9 boards. He notched 20 points on 10 of 13 shooting.

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Navy enters this contest with a mark of 1-2 on the year. They are averaging 71.7 pts per contest (287th in Division 1) while shooting 47.2% from the floor. The Midshipmen are shooting 32.6% on 3-pointers (15 of 46) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Navy is snagging 30.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 43 assists on the year, which ranks 213th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Midshipmen are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 fouls. They relinquish 31.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 200th in the nation in PPG allowed (74.0). The Midshipmen defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.1% (106 of 235) and they surrender 29.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 213th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 54 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels walked away with a victory by a final of 97-53 when they played North Carolina Central. The Tar Heels were able to corral 39 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 51 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 1 steal in the game. North Carolina Central was called for 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Tar Heels to the free throw line for 35 shots. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 74.3%. When it comes to shots from downtown, North Carolina made 11 of 28 tries (39.3%). In all, the Tar Heels walked away from this one shooting 30 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.5%. The Tar Heels permitted North Carolina Central to convert 16 out of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 24.2% for the matchup. They finished shooting 26.9% from distance by shooting 7 out of 26 and finished the contest at 14 of 20 at the charity stripe (70.0%). When talking about rebounds, North Carolina permitted North Carolina Central to collect 24 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Caleb Wilson was important for the Tar Heels in the game. He converted 7 of 8 in this matchup giving him a rate of 87.5%, and added 13 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and tallied 3 assists for this game.

North Carolina has a win-loss mark of 3-0 for the campaign. The Tar Heels have committed 17.0 fouls per game and they connect on 68.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 18.0 times per contest (88th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. North Carolina has accounted for 270 pts this year (90.0 per contest) and they pull in 46.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tar Heels are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 158th in college.

The North Carolina defense gives up 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (34 of 110) and opponents are connecting on 65.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 9.8 assists and 32.5 boards every game, which ranks them 36th and 100th in the country. The Tar Heels on defense are ranked 49th in the nation in PPG given up with 63.8. They are forcing 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 33.3% from the floor (8th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina and under the total points

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