North Carolina Central Eagles vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 11/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Central Eagles vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

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

TV: ACC Network

Dean E. Smith Center is where the North Carolina Tar Heels (3-0) will attempt to beat the North Carolina Central Eagles (1-3) on Friday.

The North Carolina Central Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Bluefield and earned the victory with a final of 77-61 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 14 while Bluefield had 17 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. Bluefield finished the contest at 61.5% at the free throw line by burying 8 of 13 tries. Moreover, Bluefield had 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Bluefield doled out 10 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. With respect to defending, North Carolina Central let their opponent shoot 46.8% from the floor on 22 out of 47 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and getting 16 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Eagles made 11 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 57.9%. North Carolina Central finished the game with a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 of 60) and made 12 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Gage Lattimore is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished the contest at 70.6% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He accounted for 38 points on 12 out of 17 shooting.

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North Carolina Central will play this game with a record of 1-3 for the year. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.8 fouls every game. As a team, North Carolina Central is grabbing 29.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 48 dimes this season, which is 148th in the nation in terms of passing. The Eagles are shooting 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (29 of 79) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They average 64.8 points per outing (340th in the nation) while going 37.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Eagles have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are 359th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 74 relinquished for the campaign. The Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.1% (111 of 226) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 40.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 303rd in the country in PPG from their opponents (83.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the North Carolina Tar Heels walked away with a victory by a final of 89-74 when they faced Radford. With respect to cleaning up the glass, North Carolina permitted Radford to grab 36 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 23.3% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 30 and ended up shooting 19 of 31 from the free throw line (61.3%). The Tar Heels allowed Radford to bury 24 of their 70 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 34.3% for the game. In all, the Tar Heels shot 25 for 65 from the field which had them sitting at 38.5%. In the matter of three-point attempts, North Carolina made 8 out of 31 attempts (25.8%). They were able to make 31 of the free throws for a rate of 63.3%. Radford committed 33 fouls in the game which got the Tar Heels to the charity stripe for a total of 49 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Tar Heels earned 35 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 48 for the matchup.

Luka Bogavac ended up having an impact for the Tar Heels for the matchup. He converted 7 of 18 in the game for a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He scored 19 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 5 assists for this contest.

North Carolina has a record of 3-0 so far this year. The Tar Heels are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.0 times per game (88th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. North Carolina has accumulated 270 pts on the season (90.0 per contest) and they collect 46.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tar Heels are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which is 158th in the nation.

The North Carolina defense surrenders 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (27 of 84) and opponents are connecting on 63.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 9.7 assists and 33.3 boards every game, which ranks them 52nd and 129th in those defensive categories. The Tar Heels on the defensive end are ranked 117th in the nation in points given up per game with 67.3. They have forced 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 36.5% from the floor (49th in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina Central

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