Radford Highlanders vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 11/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

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

TV: ACC Network

Dean E. Smith Center is where the North Carolina Tar Heels (2-0) will attempt to beat the Radford Highlanders (2-0) on Tuesday.

The Radford Highlanders faced off with West Virgina Wesleyan and notched a win by a score of 99-61 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Highlanders ended up finishing with 8 and West Virgina Wesleyan finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 24 attempts from distance. West Virgina Wesleyan finished shooting 88.9% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 9 shots. In addition, West Virgina Wesleyan grabbed 20 boards (8 offensive, 12 defensive), but didn't notch a block. West Virgina Wesleyan recorded 11 dimes and had 13 steals for this game. In terms of the defense, Radford allowed 37.1% from the field on 23 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 44 with 19 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Highlanders made 8 of their 12 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Radford walked away from the contest with a 56.3% field goal percentage (40 of 71) and converted 11 of their 30 three-point shots.

Jaylon Johnson is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He finished the game at 55.6% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists. He played for 23 mins and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Radford will play this contest with a win-loss record of 2-0 this season. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 13.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Radford is collecting 39.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 36 dimes on the season, which is 129th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Highlanders are hitting 32.7% on 3-point shots (17 of 52) and 65.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 89.5 points per game (100th in the nation) while connecting on 54.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Highlanders are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are giving up 31.0% on 3-pointers while they are 140th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.0). The Highlanders defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (51 of 121) and they concede 27.0 boards per game as a unit. They rank 43rd in Division 1 in giving up assists with 16 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the North Carolina Tar Heels got the victory with a final of 87-74 against Kansas. In reference to how they rebounded, North Carolina allowed Kansas to get 23 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They went 48.0% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 25 and ended up going 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Tar Heels allowed Kansas to convert 26 out of their 58 attempts from the field which left them shooting 44.8% for the game. When all was said and done, the Tar Heels finished shooting 34 out of 66 from the floor which had them at 51.5%. In terms of shots from downtown, North Carolina made 8 out of 27 attempts (29.6%). They were able to bury 11 of them for a percentage of 64.7%. Kansas committed 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Tar Heels to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Tar Heels collected 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this contest.

Caleb Wilson ended up having an impact for the Tar Heels in this contest. He tallied 24 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the game. He knocked down 9 of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 81.8%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

North Carolina has a win-loss mark of 2-0 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tar Heels are shooting 51.1% from the field, which is 64th in college. North Carolina has earned 181 pts for the season (90.5 per contest) and they collect 42.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 19.5 times per contest (53rd in college) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. The Tar Heels are responsible for committing 14.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.4% from the free throw line.

The Tar Heels are ranked 93rd in college in points given up per game with 64.0. They are forcing 15.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 37.7% from the field (95th in college hoops). The North Carolina defense allows 37.0% on shots from distance (20 of 54) and their opposition makes 66.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 11.5 dimes and 28.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 141st and 42nd in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina

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