GAME:  #631 North Carolina vs #632 Stanford
TIME:    12/1/2020 – 4:00p EST
SPREAD:  UNC -4
TOTAL:      143

The #14 North Carolina Tar Heels (2-0) face the Stanford Cardinal (1-0) in the second round of the Maui Invitational being played in Asheville, North Carolina on Tuesday at 4 pm EST.  North Carolina started off terribly but came back and pounded UNLV by a score of 78-51 while Stanford man-handled Alabama with an easy win by a score of 82-64. These teams last met in 2018 when UNC won by a score of 90-72. 

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

The North Carolina Tar Heels are averaging 78.5 points per game shooting 40.5% from the field but only 28.9% from three. R.J. Davis led the way in their last game, finishing with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Garrison Brooks added 14 points and seven rebounds along with Armando Bacot who added 12 points and 8 rebounds. On Defense, the Tar Heels are holding their opponents to 55.5 points per game and adding 8.5 steals, and forcing 12.5 turnovers. 

STANFORD CARDINAL

Stanford looked good offensively against Alabama, scoring 82 points in the win. Stanford shot 51.7% from the field and 53.3% from three. Freshman forward Ziaire Williams led the team with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Bryce Wills added 15 points and 6 rebounds, and Oscar da Silva put up 13 points and 7 rebounds. Stanford also played well defensively, holding the Crimson Tide to 64 points with 8 steals.

TRENDS(covers.com)

NORTH CAROLINA

• Under is 4-0 in Tar Heels last 4 overall.
• Under is 4-0 in Tar Heels last 4 games as a favorite.
• Under is 6-0 in Tar Heels last 6 neutral site games as a favorite.
• Under is 4-0 in Tar Heels last 4 neutral site games.

STANFORD

• Under is 4-1 in Cardinal’s last 5 neutral site games as an underdog.
• Under is 19-7-1 in Cardinal last 27 neutral site games.
• Under is 13-5-1 in Cardinal’s last 19 games as an underdog.
• The Cardinals are 15-6 ATS in their last 21 games following a straight-up win.
• The Cardinals are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 Tuesday games.

UNC vs STANFORD PREDICTION

The Tar Heels started the UNLV game missing every shot but it did not take long for them to adjust to the neutral court. After the Tar Heels knocked down a few outside shots they were able to exploit the inside. Stanford is a team that gets up and down the court like the Tar Heels however they do not play as good of defense. UNC should be able to dominate the inside and score at will to cover the spread. The Bookie is rolling with North Carolina to win this one.

BETTING ANGLES:

The Bookie:          UNC -4  -110
Fade the Public:  UNC
Sharp Action:      UNC 

Risk 1.1 Units to win 1 Unit on UNC to win by more than 4.